Granby, NY is a small town located in the central part of the state. Although it is often overlooked in many political conversations, Granby has an active political scene. There are several local government offices in the area, from the Town Supervisor to the Town Board and many more. Every two years there is a local election that decides who will serve on these offices. In addition to this, Granby is home to many passionate citizens who are committed to making sure their voices are heard through their local representatives and organizations. The town also has several community groups that advocate for causes important to them such as environmental protection, economic development, and education reform. As a result of all this activity, people of all ages have become engaged in politics and look forward to participating in the democratic process each election year.
The political climate in Granby, 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
Granby, 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.
Granby, 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 Granby, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,263 contributions totaling $87,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 499 contributions totaling $48,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)