Buffalo, NY is a vibrant and diverse city located in the 14210 zip code that has a strong political presence. The city is currently led by Mayor Byron Brown, who was first elected in 2005. He was re-elected four times and is currently seeking his fifth term. The City Council of Buffalo is made up of nine members, all of whom are elected from individual districts throughout the city. Local politics tends to revolve around issues such as economic development, public safety, transportation, and infrastructure. Buffalo is also home to several state representatives and senators from both major political parties who work on behalf of their constituents at the state level. All of these individuals work together to ensure that Buffalo remains a great place to live for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 14210 (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 14210 (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 14210 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $71,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $478 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $58,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $894 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)