Springfield, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a thriving economy and a strong sense of community. The town's government is comprised of a five-member board of trustees that oversees all aspects of the town’s affairs. All five members are elected by the citizens of Springfield at large municipal elections held every two years. The board meets regularly to discuss issues important to the community, from taxes to infrastructure projects. With each election cycle, new candidates enter the race, giving voters plenty of options when it comes to choosing their next local representative. From those candidates, citizens select who will make decisions on the town's behalf for the next two years. While Springfield does not have any particularly noteworthy politicians or political movements taking place at present, its residents take pride in their democratic process and remain engaged in local politics by voting for candidates they believe will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Springfield, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,220 contributions totaling $242,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 284 contributions totaling $84,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)