St. Marys, OH is a small city located in western Ohio that has a population of 7,431 according to the 2010 census. It is home to many local businesses and community organizations, and politics play an important role in the direction of the town's future. The mayor of St. Marys is Mark Cundiff, who was elected in 2019. He is supported by four city council members, three of whom were just recently elected in 2021. They serve as representatives for the citizens of StMarys and are responsible for passing laws and ordinances that impact the entire community. Local elections often attract passionate debate about issues such as economic development and infrastructure improvements as well as social issues like healthcare and education reform. These conversations help shape the city's policy decisions in meaningful ways, making sure that all voices are heard and respected as important stakeholders in the growth of St. Marys.
The political climate in St. Marys, OH is strongly conservative.
Auglaize County, OH is very conservative. In Auglaize County, OH 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Auglaize county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Auglaize county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Marys, OH is strongly conservative.
Auglaize County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wapakoneta 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.
St. Marys, 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 St. Marys, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 442 contributions totaling $22,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $27,178 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)