The politics in 13207 Syracuse, NY is an important part of its community. With a population of over 23,000 people, the residents of 13207 are represented by a variety of elected officials who have the responsibility to make decisions that benefit their constituents. On the local level, these include representatives from the Common Council and County Legislature representing Syracuse City and Onondaga County. At the state level, there is a Senator and three Representatives in Congress who work to ensure that 13207's interests are represented throughout the state. Additionally, New York State holds several elections each year which involve issues such as the budget, public safety measures, education reform initiatives, and other important topics. The local politicians in 13207 strive to meet the needs of their constituents however they can and are committed to working together for a better future for all those living in this great city.
The political climate in Zip 13207 (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 13207 (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 13207 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 597 contributions totaling $39,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $9,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)