Cheektowaga, NY is a town located in Erie County with a population of 88,226 people. It is full of culture and history and has been governed by the Town Board since its founding. The Town Board is responsible for local legislation and the enforcement of laws for the town. Currently, the Mayor of Cheektowaga is Jeffrey M. Nowak and he has served on the Town Board for over 16 years. The board also consists of four council members who are all elected every two years to represent each ward within the town. Each board member has their own views on how to best serve their community but they all strive to provide a safe, fair, and prosperous environment for Cheektowagans. Additionally, there are several local political organizations that work together to support initiatives that benefit citizens throughout the town such as advocating for infrastructure improvements and educational opportunities. By working together these organizations can create change in the local government which helps ensure everyone living in Cheektowaga receives equitable representation.
The political climate in Zip 14227 (Cheektowaga, 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 14227 (Cheektowaga, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Cheektowaga, 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.
Cheektowaga, 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 14227 (Cheektowaga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $7,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $5,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)