The city of Norwalk, OH is a small town with a population of around 17,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many businesses and organizations. Politically, Norwalk leans slightly Republican in its voting record. The current mayor is Rob Duncan, who was elected in 2019. He has been actively working to improve the city through initiatives such as improving public infrastructure and expanding the local job market. The Ohio General Assembly also includes two representatives from Norwalk – Mark Romanchuk (R) and Phil Robinson (D). Each share their own opinions on important topics such as education reform, economic development, and government spending. At the county level, Huron County Commissioner Tim Roberts serves as the primary advocate for Norwalk citizens. To further engage citizens in the political process, both local and state governments have been hosting public forums to discuss relevant issues that affect the area. Overall, Norwalk politics are centered around fostering collaboration between different parties and addressing pressing concerns within our community.
The political climate in Norwalk, OH is moderately conservative.
Huron County, OH is very conservative. In Huron County, OH 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.5%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norwalk, OH is moderately conservative.
Huron County, Ohio is very conservative.
Norwalk Metro Area 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.
Norwalk, 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 Norwalk, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 265 contributions totaling $15,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $69,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)