Put-in-Bay, OH is a small village located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. It is known for its colorful history and exciting summer activities such as fishing, sailing, and swimming. Put-in-Bay has an independent government system that consists of five elected officials - Mayor, Council President, Clerk-Treasurer, Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator and Service Director. Put-in-Bay elects local political candidates every four years to serve on the village council. The council meets regularly throughout the year to discuss issues related to the village's economy, education, infrastructure needs and public safety programs. In addition to its elected officials, Put-in Bay also partners with a variety of special committees that focus on specific issues such as tourism promotion and beautification projects.
The political climate in Put-in-Bay, OH is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, OH is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Put-in-Bay, OH is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, Ohio 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.
Put-in-Bay, 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 Put-in-Bay, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $8,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)