The Syracuse, NY Metro Area has a strong political presence in the community. The area is represented by several members of Congress, including Representatives John Katko and Anthony Brindisi. There are also a number of state representatives, senators, and other local officials that hold office in the region. Political events such as debates, town halls, and rallies are held throughout the year to keep citizens informed on issues affecting their lives. Additionally, many advocacy groups focus on issues important to the region and organize to effect change in Syracuse's political landscape. With a vibrant population of voices and perspectives across the Syracuse Metro Area, politics remain an integral part of life for citizens in this part of New York State.
The political climate in Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Syracuse Metro Area 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Syracuse metro area remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 44.1%.
The Syracuse metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Syracuse 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.
Syracuse, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Syracuse Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34,951 contributions totaling $3,776,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,084 contributions totaling $2,936,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)