Wapakoneta, Ohio is located in Auglaize County and is a small rural town. The politics of this small town are not widely discussed or studied, however, the local government does make efforts to be transparent and accessible to its citizens. Elections are held regularly for city council members, mayor, law director, auditor and treasurer. These individuals work together to create laws and regulations that benefit their community. Policies are also enacted to ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability from the government’s financial decisions. Wapakoneta residents have the opportunity to take part in their local political process by voting in elections, attending public meetings and participating in community organizations. Engaging with politics on the local level is an important part of being an informed citizen and helping shape the future of one’s own community.
The political climate in Wapakoneta, OH is moderately 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
Wapakoneta, OH is moderately 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.
Wapakoneta, 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 Wapakoneta, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $27,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 570 contributions totaling $116,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)