The small borough of Oswayo, Pennsylvania is known for its close-knit community and deep sense of unity amongst its residents. While the borough may be small, the impact from its politics is large. Oswayo Borough Council serves as the governing body of the area and consists of seven council members who are elected to four-year terms. The council represents the interests of the local residents through a variety of initiatives in areas such as zoning regulations, economic development, public safety, and education. As such, it's important for locals to stay informed on issues at hand in order to have their voices heard when it comes time to vote on candidates or other political matters.
The political climate in Oswayo, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, PA is very conservative. In Potter County, PA 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.0%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oswayo, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Oswayo, Pennsylvania: R R R R 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 Oswayo, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $5,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $20,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)