Fewer people decide who will be mayor of Syracuse

Voter participation in mayoral election years has been declining, especially in the last two elections.

POPULATION AND VOTES CAST IN MAYORAL ELECTION YEARS

220,583

Syracuse population

145,170

137,249

97,069

Votes cast

17,324

’19

’21

’25

’29

’33

’37

’41

’45

’49

’53

’57

’61

’65

’69

’73

’77

’81

’85

’89

’93

’97

’01

’05

’09

’13

WINNING CANDIDATES

POPULATION AND VOTES CAST IN MAYORAL ELECTION YEARS

220,583

Syracuse population

145,170

137,249

97,069

Votes cast

17,324

WINNING CANDIDATES

POPULATION AND VOTES CAST

IN MAYORAL ELECTION YEARS

Syracuse

population

220,583

145,170

137,249

97,069

Votes cast

17,324

’19

’25

’33

’41

’49

’57

’65

’73

’81

’89

’97

’05

’13

’21

’29

’37

’45

’53

’61

’69

’77

’85

’93

’01

’09

Source: Onondaga County Board of Elections, U.S. Census Bureau