Mexico, NY is a small town located in Oswego County in Upstate New York. As such, the politics in Mexico, NY are focused on local issues and the people living in the town. The town's government consists of an elected mayor and four board members who are responsible for overseeing the finances and operations of this small community. The mayor is elected by the residents every two years and serves as the head of the local government. The board members are also elected by popular vote and work with the mayor to ensure that all decisions made within Mexico, NY align with what is best for its residents. Voters also elect representatives to both state and federal levels of government, ensuring that their voices continue to be heard beyond their local boundaries.
The political climate in Mexico, NY is moderately 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
Mexico, NY is moderately 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.
Mexico, 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 Mexico, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 512 contributions totaling $20,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)