Election Results for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	25,731	11.0
Deaths:	30,338	13.0
Net Migration:	-5,210	-2.2
Net Immigration:	3,515	1.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +9,832	R +31,042	R + 5.4%
D -21,210
2024 vs. 2016	R +23,188	D +17,886	D + 3.0%
D +41,074
2020 vs. 2016	R +13,356	D +48,928	D + 8.3%
D +62,284
2024 vs. 2012	R +50,537	R +39,790	R + 8.7%
D +10,747

2016 vs. 2008	R +15,101	R +67,688	R + 12.6%
D -52,587
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	61%	Kamala Harris (D)	292,089	51.9%	Donald Trump (R)	263,452	46.8%	7,303 [+]	1.3%	562,844	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 2,337 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	313,299	54.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	253,620	43.9%	10,622 [+]	1.8%	577,541	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,573 (1.0%);
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	251,015	48.6%	Donald Trump (R)	240,264	46.6%	24,748 [+]	4.8%	516,027	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,585 (3.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,654 (1.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 711 (0.1%);
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	281,342	55.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	212,915	42.3%	8,951 [+]	1.8%	503,208	-5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,426 (0.9%);
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	303,602	56.5%	John McCain (R)	225,163	41.9%	8,492 [+]	1.6%	537,257	-4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 5,241 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,710 (0.3%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	298,692	55.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	231,534	42.7%	11,492 [+]	2.1%	541,718	-8	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 10,304 (1.9%);
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	287,957	55.6%	George W. Bush (R)	201,128	38.8%	28,839 [+]	5.6%	517,924	-9	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 21,423 (4.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,128 (0.8%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	268,757	53.8%	Robert Dole (R)	163,781	32.8%	67,140 [+]	13.4%	499,678	-8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 58,243 (11.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,295 (1.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 744 (0.1%);
1992	61%	Bill Clinton (D)	231,882	42.3%	George Bush* (R)	159,845	29.2%	156,353 [+]	28.5%	548,080	-8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 153,484 (28.0%);
1988	57%	Michael Dukakis (D)	282,580	54.6%	George Bush (R)	231,333	44.7%	3,747 [+]	0.7%	517,660	-9	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 647 (0.1%);
1984	61%	Walter Mondale (D)	278,999	50.3%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	274,171	49.4%	1,359	0.2%	554,529	-9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	255,688	50.4%	Ronald Reagan (R)	207,969	41.0%	43,210 [+]	8.5%	506,867	-10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 35,594 (7.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,669 (0.9%);
1976	60%	Jimmy Carter (D)	273,064	50.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	266,411	49.1%	3,607 [+]	0.7%	543,082	1	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	311,239	54.6%	George McGovern (D)	257,096	45.1%	2,185 [+]	0.4%	570,520	-6	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	62%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	292,053	54.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	206,649	38.2%	42,494 [+]	7.9%	541,196	-5	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 40,019 (7.4%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	412,170	72.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	154,625	27.2%	766	0.1%	567,561	-11	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	70%	John Kennedy (D)	328,883	55.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	261,958	44.3%	488	0.1%	591,329	-5	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	355,090	64.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	197,091	35.7%	62	0.0%	552,243	7	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	308,770	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	232,882	42.9%	1,096	0.2%	542,748	2	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Harry Truman* (D)	231,737	50.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	210,976	46.3%	12,878 [+]	2.8%	455,591	1	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 10,931 (2.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	230,755	50.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	223,589	49.0%	1,557	0.3%	455,901	3	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	222,986	50.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	220,393	49.6%	1,157	0.3%	444,536	5	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	212,762	52.7%	Alf Landon (R)	182,456	45.2%	8,405 [+]	2.1%	403,623	9	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,715 (1.9%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	57%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	171,911	51.2%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	151,777	45.2%	12,133 [+]	3.6%	335,821	12	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 10,602 (3.2%);
1928	61%	Herbert Hoover (R)	177,955	53.2%	Al Smith (D)	143,330	42.9%	12,957 [+]	3.9%	334,242	-5	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12,420 (3.7%);
1924	45%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	137,944	60.1%	John Davis (D)	48,773	21.2%	42,825 [+]	18.7%	229,542	6	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 40,019 (17.4%);
1920	40%	Warren Harding (R)	120,955	64.1%	James Cox (D)	47,852	25.3%	20,021 [+]	10.6%	188,828	4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 16,983 (9.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,810 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 625 (0.3%);
1916	29%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	65,167	53.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	53,989	43.9%	3,845 [+]	3.1%	123,001	7	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,622 (2.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 759 (0.6%);
1912	26%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	41,165	39.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	30,609	29.5%	32,147 [+]	30.9%	103,921	1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 24,839 (23.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,545 (5.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,107 (1.1%);
1908	33%	William Taft (R)	63,327	52.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	53,759	44.8%	2,930 [+]	2.4%	120,016	1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,329 (1.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,018 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 301 (0.3%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	60,550	55.9%	Alton Parker (D)	44,132	40.8%	3,605 [+]	3.3%	108,287	0	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,497 (1.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,146 (1.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 232 (0.2%);
1900	34%	William McKinley* (R)	54,119	51.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	47,559	45.6%	2,580 [+]	2.5%	104,258	0	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,171 (1.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 417 (0.4%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

313,299

54.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

253,620

43.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5,573

1.0%

Other

5,049

0.9%

TOTAL

577,541

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

251,015

48.6%

Donald Trump (R)

240,264

46.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

15,585

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,654

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

711

0.1%

Other

798

0.2%

TOTAL

516,027

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

281,342

55.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

212,915

42.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,426

0.9%

Other

4,525

0.9%

TOTAL

503,208

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

303,602

56.5%

John McCain (R)

225,163

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,241

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,710

0.3%

Other

1,541

0.3%

TOTAL

537,257

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

231,534

42.7%

John Kerry (D)

298,692

55.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

10,304

1.9%

Other

1,188

0.2%

TOTAL

541,718

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

201,128

38.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

287,957

55.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

21,423

4.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,128

0.8%

Other

3,288

0.6%

TOTAL

517,924

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

268,757

53.8%

Robert Dole (R)

163,781

32.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

58,243

11.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,295

1.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

744

0.1%

Other

2,858

0.6%

TOTAL

499,678

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

231,882

42.3%

George Bush* (R)

159,845

29.2%

Ross Perot (I)

153,484

28.0%

Other

2,869

0.5%

TOTAL

548,080

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

231,333

44.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

282,580

54.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

647

0.1%

Other

3,100

0.6%

TOTAL

517,660

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

274,171

49.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

278,999

50.3%

Other

1,359

0.2%

TOTAL

554,529

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

207,969

41.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

255,688

50.4%

John Anderson (I)

35,594

7.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,669

0.9%

Other

2,947

0.6%

TOTAL

506,867

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

273,064

50.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

266,411

49.1%

Other

3,607

0.7%

TOTAL

543,082

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

311,239

54.6%

George McGovern (D)

257,096

45.1%

Other

2,185

0.4%

TOTAL

570,520

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

206,649

38.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

292,053

54.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

40,019

7.4%

Other

2,475

0.5%

TOTAL

541,196

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

1964 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

412,170

72.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

154,625

27.2%

Other

766

0.1%

TOTAL

567,561

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -11

1960 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

328,883

55.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

261,958

44.3%

Other

488

0.1%

TOTAL

591,329

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

355,090

64.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

197,091

35.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

552,243

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

308,770

56.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

232,882

42.9%

Other

1,096

0.2%

TOTAL

542,748

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

231,737

50.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

210,976

46.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

10,931

2.4%

Other

1,947

0.4%

TOTAL

455,591

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

230,755

50.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

223,589

49.0%

Other

1,557

0.3%

TOTAL

455,901

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

222,986

50.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

220,393

49.6%

Other

1,157

0.3%

TOTAL

444,536

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

212,762

52.7%

Alf Landon (R)

182,456

45.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

7,715

1.9%

Other

690

0.2%

TOTAL

403,623

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

151,777

45.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

171,911

51.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

10,602

3.2%

Other

1,531

0.5%

TOTAL

335,821

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 12

1928 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

177,955

53.2%

Al Smith (D)

143,330

42.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

12,420

3.7%

Other

537

0.2%

TOTAL

334,242

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

137,944

60.1%

John Davis (D)

48,773

21.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

40,019

17.4%

Other

2,806

1.2%

TOTAL

229,542

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

120,955

64.1%

James Cox (D)

47,852

25.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

16,983

9.0%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

625

0.3%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,810

1.0%

Other

603

0.3%

TOTAL

188,828

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 4

1916 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

53,989

43.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

65,167

53.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,622

2.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

759

0.6%

Other

464

0.4%

TOTAL

123,001

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

41,165

39.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

30,609

29.5%

William Taft* (R)

24,839

23.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,545

5.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,107

1.1%

Other

656

0.6%

TOTAL

103,921

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

63,327

52.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

53,759

44.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,329

1.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,018

0.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

301

0.3%

Other

282

0.2%

TOTAL

120,016

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

60,550

55.9%

Alton Parker (D)

44,132

40.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,497

1.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,146

1.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

232

0.2%

Other

730

0.7%

TOTAL

108,287

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 0

1900 President, Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

54,119

51.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

47,559

45.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,171

1.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

417

0.4%

Other

992

1.0%

TOTAL

104,258

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	874,692	75.33%	3.1%
Black:	139,555	12.02%	3.8%
Indian:	7,476	0.64%	1.9%
Asian:	48,310	4.16%	88.4%
2+ races:	24,737	2.13%	42.1%
Hispanic:	66,422	5.72%	43.1%

Total non-White:	286,500	24.67%	23.3%

Change in White population:	-28,371	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	54,054	4.8

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area