Brewster, OH is a small town that is home to nearly 2000 people. It has a strong sense of community, with citizens who take an active role in local politics and the decision-making process. The town's political landscape is largely dominated by local parties and organizations. There are several groups that focus on different issues such as the environment, economic development, and public safety. For instance, the Brewster Town Council is responsible for making decisions about the town’s budget and other important matters which affect its residents. Every two years, the citizens elect members to serve on the council to represent their interests. Local candidates from both major parties also run for office in primary elections held each year in May. Many Brewster locals are passionate about their politics and take part in voting for their preferred candidates.
The political climate in Brewster, OH is moderately conservative.
Stark County, OH is moderately conservative. In Stark County, OH 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.9%.
Stark county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brewster, OH is moderately conservative.
Stark County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Canton-Massillon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brewster, Ohio: r 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 Brewster, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $5,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $15,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)