Buffalo, NY politics & representatives
Buffalo is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Timothy M. Kennedy. Kathy Hochul is governor.
Who represents Buffalo in Washington and in New York, with how to reach each office.
How Erie County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Erie County. Buffalo's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 459,962 votes
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
U.S. Senate 442,824 votes
New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
U.S. House · New York's 26th District 321,304 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Buffalo in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of New York
U.S. House · New York's 26th District
Who represents Buffalo in state government
State Senate · District 63 Covers about 78% of Buffalo
State Senate · District 61 Covers about 22% of Buffalo
State Assembly Buffalo is split between 5 districts
- District 14142% of BuffaloCrystal Peoples-Stokes Democrat
- District 14924% of BuffaloJon Rivera Democrat
- District 14223% of BuffaloPat Burke Democrat
- District 1408% of BuffaloBill Conrad Democratic/Independence/Working Families
- District 1434% of BuffaloPat Chludzinski Republican
Buffalo is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Buffalo's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Buffalo by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.