Antwerp, Ohio is a small city located in rural Paulding County. It has a long and rich history of involvement in both local and state politics. The city holds various elections throughout the year to select officials for positions such as mayor, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, and council members. Civic engagement is highly valued in this community and participation in local politics is an important part of life for many Antwerp citizens. Most recently, the citizens have elected a new mayor who has made it her mission to improve the quality of life in Antwerp by creating more job opportunities and increasing access to education. Additionally, she actively seeks out opportunities to collaborate with neighboring towns and villages so that they can work together on shared goals and initiatives. Ultimately, the people of Antwerp are committed to maintaining their small-town charm while still working towards progress and improvement for all residents.
The political climate in Antwerp, OH is very conservative.
Paulding County, OH is very conservative. In Paulding County, OH 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Paulding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.3%.
Paulding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Antwerp, OH is very conservative.
Paulding County, Ohio is very 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.
Antwerp, Ohio: R R R R 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 Antwerp, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,073 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)