The city of Buffalo, New York (14202) is located in Erie County and is the 2nd most populous city in the state. It is a major cultural center with a vibrant arts scene and plenty of music and nightlife options. Politically, Buffalo is part of the Democratic Party's stronghold in the state, having elected Democrats to the majority of offices for many years. The current mayor is Byron W. Brown, who has been in office since 2006. In recent years, his administration has made strides to help reduce poverty, improve public transit, increase access to affordable housing, and spur economic development throughout the city. The Buffalo Common Council consists of nine members elected by district who are responsible for making policy decisions on behalf of all residents of the city. These members work closely with Mayor Brown as well as other local stakeholders to ensure that all residents are represented fairly and that their voices are heard when it comes to important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 14202 (Buffalo, NY) is moderately 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 14202 (Buffalo, NY) is moderately liberal.
Buffalo, New York is moderately 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 14202 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $434,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $673 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $180,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)