Sandusky, Ohio is a small city located in north-central Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie. The city has a rich history of politics, with many residents engaging in local and state-wide political conversations. Sandusky’s current mayor is Matt Damschroder, who was elected in 2017. The city council includes five members representing the four districts within the city. Recent initiatives have focused on improving the quality of life for citizens, such as investing in new parks and recreational facilities, expanding public transportation options, and creating a safer environment for residents. In addition to local politics, many Sanduskians are also involved in state and national campaigns that impact their lives directly. Every election cycle brings new issues to the forefront that require thoughtful conversations to bring about meaningful change throughout the community.
The political climate in Sandusky, OH is leaning conservative.
Erie County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Erie County, OH 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
Erie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandusky, OH is leaning conservative.
Erie County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning 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.
Sandusky, Ohio: d d 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 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 Sandusky, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,372 contributions totaling $106,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $117,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)