Creston, OH is a town in Wayne County comprised of a population of around 1,400 people. The local politics in Creston are largely overseen by the Board of Trustees which consists of five members elected by the citizens. Their primary tasks involve managing the budget, setting spending priorities, providing zoning and various ordinances as needed to maintain the quality of life for all the residents. Recently, an issue with a controversial proposed development has been a major topic of discussion among local political candidates running for office this year. While opinions on the issue vary greatly among candidates they all agree that it is important to protect the safety and quality of life in Creston. The election will be held on November 3rd and residents are encouraged to make their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Creston, OH is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, OH is very conservative. In Wayne County, OH 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Creston, OH is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Ohio is very conservative.
Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Creston, 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 Creston, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $5,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $8,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)