Montpelier, OH is a small town located in Williams County in northwestern Ohio. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community that has kept it thriving despite its small size. The politics of Montpelier are largely driven by the local government, which consists of a mayor, five members of council, and two clerks. The mayor and council members are elected to four year terms on alternating election years so that no more than three seats at any one time are up for election. The current mayor has held office since 2014 and is popular with both residents and business owners alike. In recent years, the focus of local politics has been on economic development and improving infrastructure within the city limits. Several initiatives have been undertaken to help encourage businesses to locate in Montpelier, including tax relief incentives and grants for businesses that serve as job creators. Additionally, there have been improvements to the public parks system, with new playgrounds and trails being added throughout the city. As such, Montpelier residents can be proud to say their local political climate reflects their commitment to their community's growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Montpelier, OH is moderately conservative.
Williams County, OH is very conservative. In Williams County, OH 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Williams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montpelier, OH is moderately conservative.
Williams County, Ohio 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.
Montpelier, 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 Montpelier, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $2,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $10,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)