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Cheektowaga town, NY


Erie County, NY

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 89,474   ( 1,248 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.5 square miles
Population density: 3038.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:68,859 76.96% 10.2%
Black:10,60411.85% 53.7%
Indian:2060.23% 3.0%
Asian:2,5212.82% 87.7%
2+ races:3,0673.43% 172.9%
Hispanic:3,8314.28% 101.6%
Total non-White:20,61523.04% 78.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-7,814 -10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:9,062 12.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Cheektowaga town, NY

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +511 D +4,406 D + 10.5%
D +4,917
2020 vs. 2012 R +3,974 R +2,408 R + 7.8%
D +1,566
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,934 R +1,591 R + 4.4%
D +343
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,423 R +5,997 R + 14.9%
D -4,574
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 61% Joe Biden (D) 23,374 53.5% Donald Trump* (R) 19,544 44.7% 806 1.8% 43,724 7 -2 0.51%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 19,033 48.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 18,457 47.0% 1,796 4.6% 39,286 12 3 0.51%
2012 53% Barack Obama* (D) 21,808 57.3% Mitt Romney (R) 15,570 40.9% 673 1.8% 38,051 6 -6 0.54%
2008 57% Barack Obama (D) 23,031 55.6% John McCain (R) 17,610 42.5% 766 1.8% 41,407 7 -3 0.54%
2004 59% John Kerry (D) 25,443 58.3% George W. Bush* (R) 16,970 38.9% 1,210 2.8% 43,623 -1 -12 0.59%
2000 57% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 26,080 61.2% George W. Bush (R) 14,228 33.4% 2,340 5.5% 42,648 -2 -15 0.62%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Cheektowaga CDP
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 23,374 53.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 19,544 44.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 394 0.9%
Other 412 0.9%
TOTAL 43,724
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -2


2016 President, Cheektowaga CDP
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 18,457 47.0%
Donald Trump (R) 19,033 48.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,162 3.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 579 1.5%
Other 55 0.1%
TOTAL 39,286
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3


2012 President, Cheektowaga town
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 21,808 57.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 15,570 40.9%
Other 673 1.8%
TOTAL 38,051
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Cheektowaga town
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 23,031 55.6%
John McCain (R) 17,610 42.5%
Other 766 1.8%
TOTAL 41,407
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -3


2004 President, Cheektowaga town
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 16,970 38.9%
John Kerry (D) 25,443 58.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,145 2.6%
Other 65 0.1%
TOTAL 43,623
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -12


2000 President, Cheektowaga town
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 14,228 33.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 26,080 61.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,563 3.7%
Other 777 1.8%
TOTAL 42,648
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -15
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cheektowaga town, NY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2018 S1 41% Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) 18,137 61.8% Chele Farley (R,C+) 11,193 38.2% 0 0.0% 29,330 5 0.48%
2018 G 42% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 14,913 49.9% Marc Molinaro (R,C+) 13,691 45.9% 1,253 [+] 4.2% 29,857 10 0.49%
2016 S3 53% Charles Schumer* (D,In+) 26,976 71.1% Wendy Long (R,C+) 10,234 27.0% 718 [+] 1.9% 37,928 0 0.51%
2014 G 31% Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) 11,996 54.3% Rob Astorino (R,C) 9,382 42.4% 728 [+] 3.3% 22,106 2 0.58%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote