The 14261 ZIP code is located in University at Buffalo, NY, and it is a large metropolitan area with many different political views represented. Within the city limits, there are numerous candidates running for local office in the upcoming elections. Ranging from members of Congress to county supervisors and state representatives, these candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and represent different parties as well as independent platforms. Some of the major issues that they are campaigning on include economic development, healthcare, education reform, public safety, and environmental sustainability. In addition to the candidates, there are also several advocacy groups who are actively working to improve life in 14261 University at Buffalo, NY through various initiatives such as voter registration drives and petitioning for improved public services. All of this contributes to making the politics of 14261 University at Buffalo a lively and active arena that has a direct impact on the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 14261 (University at Buffalo, 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 14261 (University at Buffalo, NY) is somewhat liberal.
University at Buffalo, 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.
University at Buffalo, 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 14261 (University at Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)