Oakdale, NY is a small town situated in the Catskill Mountains with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The politics in Oakdale are mostly focused on local issues and concerns that affect the daily lives of its citizens. The town is represented by government officials who have been elected to advocate for beneficial policies and laws to help improve the quality of life for all residents. Some of these officials include a mayor, town board members, highway superintendent, receiver of taxes, and many other positions. The work of these officials and their teams of volunteers helps to keep Oakdale running smoothly and effectively. They also strive to maintain a strong sense of community among its citizens. With such dedication to their town, it's easy to see why Oakdale is an excellent place to live and visit.
The political climate in Oakdale, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, NY is leaning liberal. In Suffolk County, NY 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.3%.
Suffolk county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakdale, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oakdale, New York: D d 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 Oakdale, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 281 contributions totaling $22,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $30,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)