Oswego, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. Its politics are reflective of the people that live there: reflective of their values and beliefs. The government of Oswego consists of various representatives from the local area, all dedicated to representing the citizens' best interests and making sure their voices are heard. Elections are held annually for select positions within the government, such as mayor, city council members, school board members, etc., allowing for residents to have a say in who will make decisions affecting them. Issues like development projects, spending proposals, and policy initiatives are discussed in these elections and resident participation is something strongly encouraged by the government of Oswego.
The political climate in Oswego, NY is leaning conservative.
Oswego County, NY is moderately conservative. In Oswego County, NY 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oswego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.8%.
Oswego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oswego, NY is leaning conservative.
Oswego County, New York is moderately conservative.
Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Oswego, New York: r r d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oswego, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,161 contributions totaling $62,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $25,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)