The small town of Castalia, Ohio is home to a tightknit community that values the importance of local politics. The people of the town take voting seriously as a way to make progress in their local area. They are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and they strive for the best representation in government. There is no shortage of political debates taking place in coffee shops, homes, and workplaces. Everyone has an opinion on how to best serve their community and ensure it remains a prosperous place to live. Castalia is full of individuals who care deeply about making sure their town’s needs are addressed by those they elect into office. Residents come together to support causes that will help improve the city’s infrastructure and quality of life for all its citizens. Currently, there are many candidates vying for elected positions at various levels of government, from local school board elections to state representatives and beyond.
The political climate in Castalia, OH is moderately conservative.
Erie County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Erie County, OH 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
Erie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castalia, OH is moderately conservative.
Erie County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Castalia, Ohio: d d 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 Castalia, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)