Owasco, NY is a small community located in the upstate region of New York. The politics of Owasco are strongly influenced by its local government and citizens. Owasco has an elected mayor, board of trustees, and village clerk who all work together to make decisions on behalf of the community. Elections are held every two years and the residents of Owasco have a chance to elect their representatives to the local government. The local politicians strive to make sure that the needs and concerns of their constituents are addressed in a timely manner while also working towards creating policies that will benefit all citizens. Additionally, public forums are regularly held so that members of the community can come together and discuss topics related to politics or any other issues that may be affecting their lives. Ultimately, Owasco's politics are largely shaped by its people's shared values and commitment to progress for everyone in the town.
The political climate in Owasco, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owasco, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Owasco, New York: d 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 Owasco, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,796 contributions totaling $102,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 586 contributions totaling $107,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)