Wayne, OH is a small town located in Wayne County in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of approximately 6,000 people and is known for having a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The politics of Wayne are largely centered around the local village council. Every year, residents have the opportunity to elect three members to serve on the village council for two-year terms. The council meets monthly and makes decisions that directly impact the community, including zoning regulations, budget allocations for public services and infrastructure projects, and more. Recently, the village council has been working on a plan to revitalize downtown with new businesses and improved streetscapes. In addition to the village council, Wayne also has two representatives in Ohio’s state legislature who help shape statewide policies that affect all residents of Ohio. Local elections are an important part of democracy in Wayne as it allows citizens to have a say in how their local government operates and makes decisions that impact daily life.
The political climate in Wayne, OH is moderately 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
Wayne, OH is moderately 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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)