The politics in 14217 Kenmore, NY are vibrant and varied. The region is primarily represented by Congressman Brian Higgins and Senator Charles Schumer at the federal level. On the state level, Assemblyman Sean Ryan represents the district. At the local level, Kenmore has a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and six council members serving as elected officials. Residents of 14217 have numerous opportunities to get involved in their local politics and participate in democratic processes such as voting in elections or attending public meetings to voice their opinions on issues that matter to them. Additionally, there are several active civic organizations that advocate for the interests of Kenmore residents on both local and national levels. With so many ways to get involved, Kenmore is an excellent place to live for those who want to stay informed about their local politics and make an impact in their community.
The political climate in Zip 14217 (Kenmore, 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 14217 (Kenmore, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Kenmore, 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.
Kenmore, 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 14217 (Kenmore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $37,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $26,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)