In Monroe, which includes Rochester, the county executive, district attorney, surrogate and county clerk are now Democrats.

"We took a look at the cold, hard statistics," said Mike Green, the district attorney for Monroe County, which includes Rochester.

Additional major urban centers include Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.

Tough words, but Johnson also included Rochester in his "Lives of the English Poets."

The biggest increase in the state, 29.6 percent, was in the Western District, which includes Buffalo and Rochester.

Monroe County, which includes Rochester, has 735,000 residents, enough for one Congressional district with about 80,000 people left over.

This area uses the 98579 zip code, which also includes Rochester and Gate, and has a total area population of approximately 12,000.

She wants to include Rochester in a $500,000 study of the occurrence of brain cancer in three states.

Major cities in this region include Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.

For example, of the 12,000 people eligible for the program in Monroe County, which includes Rochester, 1,266 enrolled.