Breaking Down the 2017 Rochester Democratic Mayoral Primary October 16, 2017

On September 12th, 2017, Lovely Warren won a commanding victory in the 2017 Rochester Mayoral Democratic Primary. With 62% the vote, Mayor Warren easily beat James Sheppard and Rachel Barnhart, who secured 22% and 16% of the vote respectively. Her victory in the Democratic primary likely ensures her re-election in November for a second 4 year term as Mayor.

The Monroe County Board of Elections was kind enough to provide the election district level voting data, which gave me the opportunity to examine her impressive victory a bit. In this analysis, I’m going to focus on geography and vote totals, not tactics, message, or coalitions.