Fostoria, Ohio is a small city in Seneca County with a rich history and diverse culture. While it has always been an important part of the state’s political fabric, its politics have evolved over time. In recent years, the focus has shifted from local concerns to national and international issues. The city council has been keen to address issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and education initiatives. Additionally, Fostoria residents continue to be engaged in state and federal elections by voting for local candidates who represent their community's values and interests. From all levels of government, Fostoria continues to strive for progress that benefits its citizens and sets an example for other communities throughout Ohio.
The political climate in Fostoria, OH is moderately conservative.
Seneca County, OH is very conservative. In Seneca County, OH 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.0%.
Seneca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fostoria, OH is moderately conservative.
Seneca County, Ohio is very conservative.
Findlay Metro Area 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.
Fostoria, 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 Fostoria, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 825 contributions totaling $23,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 558 contributions totaling $265,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)