The politics in Northwood, OH are mainly driven by the city council. The council is made up of seven members who serve staggered terms and are elected by the citizens of Northwood. These members are responsible for the oversight of the city's operations, passing ordinances, and implementing policies as needed. They work together to ensure that Northwood is a safe and prosperous place to live and work. In addition to the council, Northwood also has a mayor who serves as an executive leader in the community. Together with the other elected officials, they strive to make Northwood a great place for everyone.
The political climate in Northwood, OH is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, OH is leaning conservative. In Wood County, OH 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained moderately Republican, 52.9% to 45.3%.
Wood county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northwood, OH is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Toledo Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Northwood, Ohio: 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 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 Northwood, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $20,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $29,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)