Lacona, NY is a small town in upstate New York that is known for its tight-knit community. The town has an active local government with a mayor and several city council members who work together to ensure the well-being of the citizens. Each year, local residents come together to elect new leaders, ensuring that they are properly represented within their municipality. In addition to voting for the mayor and council members, citizens can also get involved in other aspects of local politics by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on various issues facing their community. Ultimately, Lacona's strong political system allows citizens to have a direct say in how their town is run while also providing them with access to important resources.
The political climate in Lacona, 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
Lacona, 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.
Lacona, 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 Lacona, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)