14201 Buffalo, NY is located in Erie County and is home to a diverse population of people from all backgrounds. The local politics of the area are largely focused on issues such as job creation, education, public safety, and economic growth. Local political candidates for office run on platforms which reflect the needs and wants of the citizens within our community. Recent elections have brought forward new ideas and initiatives designed to make the city of Buffalo a better place to live and work. Current elected officials work hard to ensure that their constituents feel heard and represented in city affairs. From city council representatives to mayors, local politicians strive to bring positive change for the benefit of everyone living here in 14201 Buffalo, NY.
The political climate in Zip 14201 (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 14201 (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 14201 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,128 contributions totaling $113,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $8,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)