Willert Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Willert Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willert Park, ~49% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willert Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Willert Park leans more Democratic than 36 of 37 neighbors.
Willert Park runs about 70 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Willert Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+87) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+77), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Willert Park 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 Willert Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Willert Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Willert Park, 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 Willert Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 50% of adults in Willert Park report food insecurity, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Willert Park sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Willert Park rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Business District-Buffalo, Buffalo, NY D+61
- Larkinville, Buffalo, NY D+63
- Allen, Buffalo, NY D+64
- Broadway-Fillmore, Buffalo, NY D+47
- Lakeview, Buffalo, NY D+51
- Bryant, Buffalo, NY D+68
- Kingsley, Buffalo, NY D+84
- Babcock, Buffalo, NY D+10
- Front Park, Buffalo, NY D+47
- Delaware-West Ferry, Buffalo, NY D+67
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Gray Haven, Dundalk, MD R+18
- Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA D+77
- Ellaville, Hyattsville, MD D+73
- Marston, Littleton, CO D+22
- Starmount, Charlotte, NC D+32
- South Louisville, Louisville, KY D+40
- Country Club Heights, Charlotte, NC D+52
- Singing Arrow, Albuquerque, NM D+20
- Winston Park, Palatine, IL D+18
- University Gardens, Great Neck, NY D+10
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.