The 14212 zip code in Buffalo, NY is part of the larger city of Buffalo. It is located within Erie County and is home to a diverse population of people from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. The area has seen its share of political upheaval over the years; however, there have been some steps forward in recent years. In 2018, a ballot referendum saw voters approve increased funding for public education and infrastructure projects in Buffalo. Additionally, the city has implemented measures to address issues such as poverty and crime throughout the city. Politically, the race for mayor has been close in recent elections with candidates representing both major parties vying for office each election cycle. The current mayor, Byron Brown, was reelected to another term in 2019 after defeating his challenger by just over 1% of the vote. As Buffalo continues to grow and develop politically, it will be interesting to see how the people living in 14212 will be affected and how they will respond through their voting choices.
The political climate in Zip 14212 (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 14212 (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 14212 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $6,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)