14221 Buffalo, NY is home to a vibrant political climate that involves local level government representatives as well as state and federally elected officials. The city is home to a wide range of voices united in their commitment to creating positive change in the community. Local leaders within the area actively engage residents by hosting public forums and events, while also advocating for policies that address the needs of all citizens. Elected officials from both major parties work collaboratively with one another to ensure Buffalo remains an attractive place to live, work, and play. Through these efforts, Buffalo is able to maintain its unique character and support a strong economy.
The political climate in Zip 14221 (Buffalo, NY) is leaning 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 14221 (Buffalo, NY) is leaning liberal.
Buffalo, New York is leaning 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 14221 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,505 contributions totaling $403,646 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 608 contributions totaling $357,898 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $589 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)