The politics in 13204 Syracuse, NY are highly charged and involve a wide range of individuals representing different political ideologies. The city is represented in the state legislature by Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (Democrat). At the county level, there are three representatives that represent 13204 Syracuse – County Legislator Michael Plochocki (Republican), County Clerk Adam Van Voohis (Democrat) and Sheriff Eugene J. Conway (Democrat). In the national government, Congressman John Katko (Republican) serves as the representative from this district. While representation may be divided between members of both major parties, all elected officials strive to serve their constituents with honor and integrity. There has been strong representation from both sides of the aisle in recent years, but there is still work to be done to ensure all voices in our community have an equal say in our politics.
The political climate in Zip 13204 (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 13204 (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 13204 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $45,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $36,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)