The politics in 13224 Syracuse, NY are largely driven by the Democratic Party. The city is generally supportive of progressive policies and social justice initiatives, and there have been many efforts to increase political participation in the community. Local issues such as affordable housing, education reform, and environmental protection are typically seen as important topics for debate among residents. The city's mayor is currently Stephanie Miner, a Democrat who has served since 2010 and will be term-limited out of office in 2021. There are several other elected officials representing areas within the region including representatives from the City Council, County Legislature, and State Assembly. All of them are actively engaged in local issues to ensure that the citizens of 13224 Syracuse receive equitable representation in their government.
The political climate in Zip 13224 (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 13224 (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 13224 (Syracuse)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,720 contributions totaling $230,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $24,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)