Oswego, SC is a small town located in the state of South Carolina. It has a rich history and has been home to many influential politicians over the years. The town is run by an elected Mayor and four council members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Oswego. They are responsible for setting laws, regulating taxes, advocating for their constituents, and ensuring that local government services are provided. In addition, they also work to ensure that the economic development of Oswego is met with success. Every two years there is an election where local residents can cast their ballot for candidates running for office. This year, the candidates have yet to be announced but it is expected that a lively campaign will soon follow as each candidate looks to win their seat in office.
The political climate in Oswego, SC is leaning conservative.
Sumter County, SC is somewhat liberal. In Sumter County, SC 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumter county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Sumter county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oswego, SC is leaning conservative.
Sumter County, South Carolina is somewhat liberal.
Sumter Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
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, South Carolina: r d D D D D
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, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $8,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $5,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)