The politics in 14219 Buffalo, NY are focused on creating a better future for the community. Residents of this area are passionate about improving conditions and services like education, public safety, health care, infrastructure, and more. In recent years local officials have worked to increase access to resources for families and businesses. In addition to this, officials have sought to reduce crime rates and increase economic development initiatives. There have been debates about how best to manage city funds and resources in order to provide the most benefit for the people of Buffalo. Local political candidates focus on these issues as well as other important topics such as environmental protection and social justice. Ultimately, they strive to ensure that all residents of 14219 Buffalo have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The political climate in Zip 14219 (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 14219 (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 14219 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $10,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)