Odessa, NY is a small town in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Politically, the town leans strongly toward the Democratic Party. During elections, local candidates typically focus on issues such as education, taxes, and public safety. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental protection and climate change initiatives. Odessa recently passed a Green New Deal that will help transition residents toward renewable energy sources and promote sustainability in the community. The Town Board works diligently to ensure that local concerns are being addressed while also looking out for the larger interests of all citizens. Locals take an active role in politics through voting and civic engagement to ensure their voices are heard during election season.
The political climate in Odessa, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler County, NY is moderately conservative. In Schuyler County, NY 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.0%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odessa, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler County, New York is moderately 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.
Odessa, 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 Odessa, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)