Niagara Falls, NY is located in Niagara County in the western part of New York. It has a vibrant political scene with a wide range of candidates running for local offices. These candidates include several from both major parties as well as independent candidates who bring unique perspectives to their respective races. Many campaigns focus on issues that are important to the Niagara Falls community such as public infrastructure, economic growth, job creation, and educational opportunities. There are also several organizations that provide opportunities for local citizens to get involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings or volunteering for campaign events. The city has an active voter turnout with strong support for elected officials who demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 14301 (Niagara Falls, NY) is leaning liberal.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14301 (Niagara Falls, NY) is leaning liberal.
Niagara Falls, New York is leaning liberal.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Niagara Falls, New York: d d d d R r
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 14301 (Niagara Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $14,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $2,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)