Palermo, NY is a small rural town located in Oswego County. It has a rich history and many of it's citizens take an active role in local politics. The town elects three trustees to the Town Board, who serve two-year terms. These trustees are responsible for representing Palermo’s interests at the County level, handling the town’s finances and providing oversight for various committees in the community. At election time, citizens come together to vote for their preferred candidates and ensure that they have a voice in local government. Every election cycle brings new ideas and new faces to the Town Board, allowing Palermo residents to remain informed and involved in their government. Additionally, there are several political organizations based in Palermo that offer citizens the chance to get more involved with local politics by attending meetings or participating in town events. Through these initiatives and the active participation of its citizens, Palermo is able to remain a strong community with an engaged electorate.
The political climate in Palermo, 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
Palermo, 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.
Palermo, 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 Palermo, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,099 contributions totaling $37,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $31,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)