The politics in 13205 Syracuse, NY are shaped by the diverse population that calls this area home. The district is comprised of a mix of urban and suburban neighborhoods, so the political concerns of its residents vary greatly. Issues such as education funding, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure are important to local voters. In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on increasing affordable housing availability and developing stronger social services for the community. Local politicians are also advocating for stronger environmental protections and a more equitable distribution of resources for all residents. Current political candidates have campaigned on these issues in order to better serve their constituents’ needs.
The political climate in Zip 13205 (Syracuse, NY) is moderately liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13205 (Syracuse, NY) is moderately liberal.
Syracuse, New York is moderately liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 13205 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 293 contributions totaling $19,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)