The small town of Orwell, NY is home to many local businesses and residents who are proud to call this place their home. The town has a vibrant political culture with some of the best-known politicians in the area coming from Orwell. Some of these include current members of the state legislature, former mayors, and others that have served for long periods of time in local government offices. There are also a number of active civic groups and organizations that work to promote good governance in Orwell. These groups are led by passionate community members who strive to keep the town's citizens informed about local politics and developments. As a result, Orwell is an engaged and active part of New York's political landscape where debates over issues ranging from taxes to health care can be heard every day.
The political climate in Orwell, 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
Orwell, 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.
Orwell, 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 Orwell, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $3,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)