2022 population: 8,082
( 
98 from 2010
)
Land area: 27.3 square miles
Population density: 295.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 6,410 | 79.31% |  10.6% |
| Black: | 576 | 7.13% | 141.0% |
| Indian: | 10 | 0.12% | 9.1% |
| Asian: | 171 | 2.12% | 4.9% |
| 2+ races: | 72 | 0.89% | 14.3% |
| Hispanic: | 836 | 10.34% | 171.4% |
| Total non-White: | 1,672 | 20.69% |  104.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -757 | -11.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 855 | 13.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +11 | D +60 | D + 2.3% | |
| D +71 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +308 | R +526 | R + 21.3% | |
| D -218 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +123 | R +565 | R + 19.3% | |
| D -442 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +112 | R +625 | R + 21.6% | |
| D -513 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41% | Joe Biden (D) | 1,316 | 50.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,251 | 47.7% | 57 | 2.2% | 2,624 | 10 | 1 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 40% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,245 | 46.8% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,240 | 46.6% | 174 | 6.5% | 2,659 | 10 | 1 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 37% | Barack Obama* (D) | 1,534 | 60.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 943 | 37.1% | 62 | 2.4% | 2,539 | 2 | -10 | 0.04% |
| 2008 | 43% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,758 | 59.8% | John McCain (R) | 1,128 | 38.4% | 55 | 1.9% | 2,941 | 2 | -7 | 0.04% |
| 2004 | 52% | John Kerry (D) | 1,938 | 57.1% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,374 | 40.5% | 83 | 2.4% | 3,395 | 0 | -10 | 0.05% |
| 2000 | 47% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,496 | 52.1% | George W. Bush (R) | 1,162 | 40.5% | 211 | 7.4% | 2,869 | 5 | -7 | 0.04% |
| 2020 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 1,316 | 50.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 1,251 | 47.7% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 29 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 28 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,624 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,245 | 46.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,240 | 46.6% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 96 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| Jill Stein (Grn) | 47 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 31 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,659 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 1,534 | 60.4% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 943 | 37.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 62 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,539 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 1,758 | 59.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 1,128 | 38.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 55 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,941 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 1,374 | 40.5% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 1,938 | 57.1% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 73 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 3,395 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Oswego town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 1,162 | 40.5% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,496 | 52.1% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 184 | 6.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 27 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,869 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | S1 | 31% | Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) | 1,137 | 56.7% | Chele Farley (R,C+) | 866 | 43.2% | 1 [+] | 0.0% | 2,004 | 10 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | G | 31% | Marc Molinaro (R,C+) | 1,040 | 51.7% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 811 | 40.3% | 162 [+] | 8.0% | 2,013 | 16 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | S3 | 38% | Charles Schumer* (D,In+) | 1,612 | 64.3% | Wendy Long (R,C+) | 819 | 32.7% | 76 [+] | 3.0% | 2,507 | 6 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | G | 23% | Rob Astorino (R,C) | 782 | 49.4% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 697 | 44.0% | 104 [+] | 6.6% | 1,583 | 9 | 0.04% |