The politics in Buffalo, NY 14207 are largely shaped by the local government. From the mayor to the members of city council, local officials make decisions that affect the neighborhoods and individuals in this diverse community. The current mayor is Byron Brown who was first elected in 2005 and has been re-elected three times since then. Mayor Brown is committed to making Buffalo a safe, prosperous city with strong neighborhoods and vibrant business districts. He has worked on initiatives such as public safety, education reform, job growth, infrastructure improvements, and public services. The City Council consists of nine members who serve four-year terms each. These members are responsible for legislating on critical issues like economic development, housing affordability, crime reduction, transportation access, environmental protection, and more. They are also responsible for reviewing proposed laws from other city departments and setting budgets that fund these programs.
The political climate in Zip 14207 (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
Zip 14207 (Buffalo, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo, New York 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.
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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 14207 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $16,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)