Onondaga, NY County is home to a diverse population and vibrant political scene. The county has several major parties represented in local elections including the Democratic, Republican, Independence, Conservative, and Green parties. Each party fields candidates for various county offices such as legislators, commissioners, and councilors. In addition to these major parties there are numerous independent candidates that run for office each election cycle. These independent candidates bring their own unique perspectives on local issues to the table and often add an interesting dynamic to the political landscape. Voter turnout in Onondaga County is usually quite high with many citizens eager to have their voices heard through the ballot box. As elections continue to take place in Onondaga County, residents can expect an engaging political atmosphere as different viewpoints clash on important local issues.
The political climate in Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal.
In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal.
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.
Onondaga, New York: D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Onondaga County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,190 contributions totaling $2,700,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,528 contributions totaling $2,052,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)