The traditionally Democratic ward 7 has been trending more and more Republican over the last two decades, keeping in line with a nationwide trend of blue collar voters moving from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. In 2020, Trump won ward 7 by a larger margin than he or Biden would in any other ward in the city. While the traditionally swing wards of 3 and 4 which include much of South Olean and the Downtown region have been trending more Democratic in recent elections.