Oakfield, NY is a small town located in Western New York. It has a strong sense of community and a long history of civic engagement. The town has an active local government that is run by an elected board of five town supervisors. These supervisors are responsible for setting the town's budget, as well as overseeing the operations of various departments, such as public works and parks & recreation. Each supervisor is elected to two-year terms during the biennial elections held in November. The supervisors are actively involved in ensuring that the needs of the citizens are being met and that their voices are heard through initiatives, public meetings, and other forms of civic engagement. Additionally, Oakfield has had representatives in both state and federal government who work to ensure that the best interests of all residents are being taken into consideration when it comes to issues related to taxes, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and more. All these efforts make Oakfield an ideal place to call home.
The political climate in Oakfield town, NY is moderately conservative.
Genesee County, NY is very conservative. In Genesee County, NY 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.9%.
Genesee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakfield town, NY is moderately conservative.
Genesee County, New York is very conservative.
Batavia Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Oakfield town, New York: R R R R 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 Oakfield town, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $8,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,568 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)