Volney, NY is a small community located in Oswego County. The town is home to many friendly residents and has a vibrant culture. Although the population of Volney is relatively small, it has a strong presence in local politics. Every year, the citizens of Volney come together to cast their votes in local elections for various positions including mayor, council members, school board leaders and other leadership roles. Citizens take part in public forums and debates to ensure that their voices are heard during election season. Additionally, advocacy groups often host events throughout the year to engage the community and ensure that all members have awareness on important political topics. Local politicians work hard to promote initiatives that benefit the town and its people while also taking into account the opinions of citizens when making decisions.
The political climate in Volney, 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
Volney, 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.
Volney, 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 Volney, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,468 contributions totaling $93,852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $51,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)