Turn Local Data Into Community Action
Explore historical turnout, election results, polling places, and estimated registration opportunities across Buffalo, Erie County, and Niagara County.
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Higher Outreach Opportunities: Darker precincts may offer more opportunities for outreach because more registered residents did not vote or turnout was below the local average.
Higher outreach opportunities have more registered voters who did not vote, lower turnout than nearby precincts, or both.
City of Buffalo
Higher Outreach Opportunities
View the Visible Election Districts as an Accessible Table
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Methodology
Local Election Data, Responsibly Explained
Why Some Precincts Are Higher Outreach Opportunities
These precincts have more registered voters who did not vote, lower turnout than nearby precincts, or both. Since these residents are already registered, partners can focus on helping them make a plan to vote.
Each precinct is compared with its surrounding Council district or local community. Fillmore East and Fillmore West have separate organizing areas.
Historical Turnout and Election Results, 2016–Present
Historical results come from OpenElections’ standardized versions of official Erie and Niagara County election returns. November general election results are matched with the state’s November 1 voter enrollment figures for the same year. Verified turnout appears only when actual ballots cast are available. Otherwise, votes in the highest available single-winner contest, usually president or governor, are divided by active registration and labeled as a participation estimate. People who skipped that contest are not included. The 2025 map uses verified ballots cast.
General, primary, and special elections are included when reliable precinct files are available. Elections found only in county PDFs or separate reports are marked as archive-only. Cross-endorsed candidates have their general-election ballot lines combined. Primary results remain separated by party. District lines and precinct names may have changed, especially after the 2020 Census, so unmatched areas stay gray.
Registration Opportunity Estimate
Census Bureau estimates of voting-age U.S. citizens are assigned to election districts using 2020 Census blocks. Total 2025 registration is then subtracted. Different source years, changing boundaries, and survey margins of error mean these figures are broad planning estimates, not exact counts of eligible or unregistered voters.
Demographic Planning Profile
Population, age, race, ethnicity, education, housing, internet, nativity, language, disability, and poverty counts come from the 2020 Census and 2020–2024 American Community Survey. Block-group and tract counts are assigned to election districts using Census population or housing estimates. Precinct percentages are estimates and appear beside a Council-district or municipality comparison. These characteristics can help community partners plan accessible outreach, but they do not determine which precincts are higher outreach opportunities.
Polling-Place Assignments
Erie County polling places come from the Board of Elections’ primary and general election poll-site workbook dated August 11, 2026; sites flagged as awaiting Attorney General preclearance are labeled. Niagara County locations come from its published November 2026 election-district assignments. Polling places can change, and the New York State voter lookup remains the authoritative final check.
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