The University at Buffalo in New York is an area with a vibrant political atmosphere. Located close to the city of Buffalo, the university sees many political events throughout the year. These events range from rallies and campaigns for local candidates to appearances by prominent figures in the national political landscape. There are also numerous student-led organizations that focus on activism and fostering political discourse among the university's students. The university also hosts debates between local politicians and encourages students to become involved in their communities through internships and other volunteer opportunities. The University at Buffalo provides an engaging environment for those interested in politics or looking to find out more about how they can make a difference.
The political climate in University at Buffalo, NY is somewhat liberal.
Erie County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Erie County, NY 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Erie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
University at Buffalo, NY is somewhat liberal.
Erie County, New York is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
University at Buffalo, New York: D D D D d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in University at Buffalo, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 817 contributions totaling $86,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $37,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)