Lakeview is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Lakeview typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeview, ~23% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeview compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakeview leans more Democratic than 13 of 33 neighbors.
Lakeview runs about 38 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Lakeview leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lakeview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lakeview live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Lakeview have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Lakeview, Buffalo, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lakeview looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lakeview is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 26 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 88% of households in Lakeview rent, compared to around 67% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Lakeview report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Allen, Buffalo, NY D+64
- Front Park, Buffalo, NY D+47
- Central Business District-Buffalo, Buffalo, NY D+61
- Bryant, Buffalo, NY D+68
- Willert Park, Buffalo, NY D+83
- Grant Ferry, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Delaware-West Ferry, Buffalo, NY D+67
- Larkinville, Buffalo, NY D+63
- Forest, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Kingsley, Buffalo, NY D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- College Hills, San Angelo, TX R+29
- Greenbriar, Glendale, AZ R+4
- Downtown Village of Holly, Holly, MI R+14
- Bolton, Mobile, AL D+53
- East Carollton, New Orleans, LA D+56
- North Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+79
- Downtown Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ D+45
- Escalante, Tempe, AZ D+31
- Bonita Long Canyon, Bonita, CA D+7
- Parkway, Albuquerque, NM D+6
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.