Central Square, NY is a town in Oswego County that is known for its small town charm and close-knit community. Despite its size, the politics of Central Square have a large impact on its inhabitants. The local government consists of an elected board of supervisors which sets the policy direction for town services. Additionally, the town puts forth a number of local initiatives and programs to meet the needs of all residents. On Election Day each year, individuals in Central Square go to the polls to cast their ballot for elected officials at all levels including federal, state and county representatives. The entire population takes part in this democratic process and are passionate about making sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Central Square, NY is somewhat 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
Central Square, NY is somewhat 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.
Central Square, 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 Central Square, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 694 contributions totaling $4,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)