Syracuse, NY is a bustling city located in the north of New York State. It has a rich political history and is home to both local and state representatives. At the local level, Syracuse citizens are represented by a mayor, Common Council members, and various other elected officials. Over the years, the city has seen many different political parties come to power including the Democratic and Republican parties. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on progressive politics with politicians focusing on issues such as climate change, income inequality, and public safety. Local candidates have worked hard to make sure that all voices are heard in Syracuse and their commitment to represent their constituents is strong. With upcoming elections in 13203 Syracuse, NY it will be interesting to see who will take office and what policies they will push for in order to better serve its residents.
The political climate in Zip 13203 (Syracuse, NY) is moderately liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13203 (Syracuse, NY) is moderately liberal.
Syracuse, New York is moderately liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse 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.
Syracuse, 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 13203 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 598 contributions totaling $60,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $41,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)