The politics in the Oneonta, NY Metro Area are heavily influenced by local government. The city is governed by a mayor and city council which are responsible for legislative decisions on the local level. These decisions affect everything from education to public safety to infrastructure in the area. During election cycles, local voters have a chance to select representatives who they think will best serve their community and make decisions that benefit them most. There are several political parties represented in Oneonta, including Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Green Party, and more. It's important for citizens to stay informed about the candidates running for office so they can cast an educated vote each election cycle. With its diverse population and bustling economy, Oneonta has become an important political center in the region.
The political climate in Oneonta Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Oneonta Metro Area 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Oneonta metro area remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
The Oneonta metro area voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Oneonta, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oneonta Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,005 contributions totaling $362,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 558 contributions totaling $130,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)