Williston, OH is a small town in the northern part of Ohio. It has a rich history, with deep roots in pioneer settlement and farming. Although it is a small community, it also has a vibrant political life. Local residents are very active in taking part in the local political process by voting on important issues such as school taxes and other local initiatives. Additionally, they come together to discuss their different opinions on various topics, and work together to come up with solutions that can benefit everyone in the community. Politically-minded locals often attend local events where they can connect with elected officials and learn more about politics and current issues affecting the town. Williston’s citizens care deeply about their community and strive to make sure it remains a great place for all who live there.
The political climate in Williston, OH is strongly 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
Williston, OH is strongly 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.
Williston, 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 Williston, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $5,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $8,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)