The city of Syracuse, NY, located in zip code 13210, is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and cultures. The local politics are largely determined by a mayor-council system, where the mayor presides over the council and can call special meetings if necessary. The city also elects seven council members, which serve as the governing body's legislative branch. Each of these members is elected to a two-year term and is responsible for representing their constituents on issues such as urban renewal, budgeting, services provided by local government, and many other matters. Additionally, other important political figures involved in the city's politics include the comptroller who oversees finances and audits; district attorney who prosecutes criminal cases; county executive who oversees countywide government affairs; and representatives of both the state assembly and senate. Together they work to ensure that all citizens are able to receive fair representation during elections or when discussing policy matters.
The political climate in Zip 13210 (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 13210 (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 13210 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,470 contributions totaling $215,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)