The small town of Otsego, NY is home to a diverse and vibrant community of individuals. Though the population size may be small, it has an active political environment that impacts its citizens. Local issues are taken very seriously in Otsego, as residents value their voice when it comes to decisions impacting the future of the town. Political candidates vie for positions on the Town Board, which sets regulations and makes decisions about important issues such as public safety, taxation, and development in the community. The race for these positions is often heated but friendly among all involved. It's clear that everyone in Otsego takes local politics seriously and strives to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to important matters that impact them directly.
The political climate in Otsego, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Otsego, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning 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.
Otsego, 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 Otsego, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,834 contributions totaling $402,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 498 contributions totaling $149,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)