Billington Heights, NY is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong commitment to local politics. The city is well known for its active participation in political causes such as education reform, environmental protection, and improving public safety. Local elections are held every two years and the citizens of Billington Heights take great pride in their right to vote and make their voices heard. The people here are passionate about their politics and they come out in droves to support their chosen candidates. When it comes to making decisions that affect the overall wellbeing of the city, residents understand the importance of being informed about who is running for office and what they stand for. As a result, Billington Heights locals can be sure that their elected officials represent their best interests on a local level.
The political climate in Billington Heights, NY is leaning 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
Billington Heights, NY is leaning 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.
Billington Heights, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Billington Heights, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,874 contributions totaling $285,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $334,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $955 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)