Oswego town, NY has a long and storied history of political representation. The people of Oswego town are represented by a mayor who is elected by local citizens. The mayor is responsible for representing the interests of the people and for managing the daily operations of the city. Additionally, there are several city councils and boards that provide oversight and guidance to municipal activities. These bodies are made up of local representatives who are committed to serving their constituents and creating a better community for everyone. As such, it is important that all Oswego town residents stay informed about upcoming political events and candidates in order to make an educated decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Oswego town, NY is leaning 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
Oswego town, NY is leaning 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.
Oswego town, 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 Oswego town, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,454 contributions totaling $140,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $50,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)