Genoa, Ohio is a small town located in Ottawa County with a population of about 2,400 people. The local politics of Genoa are overseen by the city council, which consists of six members elected at large and a mayor who is also elected to serve four-year terms. The current Mayor is Nancy Stoll, who was first elected in 2011. Each member of the city council has their own area of responsibility as well as working together on various projects throughout the year. Recent initiatives have included improvements to infrastructure such as roadways and parks, and increased funding for public safety initiatives like police and fire departments. Other topics discussed at city council meetings include local ordinances, zoning issues, and economic development plans. Genoa residents can stay up-to-date on local politics by attending virtual or in-person meetings or by visiting the city website for more information.
The political climate in Genoa, OH is moderately 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
Genoa, OH is moderately 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.
Genoa, 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 Genoa, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $578 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)