Waterford, OH is a small city located in the southeastern part of Ohio. It is a close-knit community that has been around since 1804 and is located near the Ohio River and the Muskingum Valley. The politics of Waterford are focused on local issues such as economic development, education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and community services. The city's mayor and members of their city council are elected by citizens every four years. These officials work together to create policies which best serve the citizens of Waterford in these areas. In order to stay informed about local politics and current events, residents can read the Waterford Times newspaper and attend city council meetings. Through these means, citizens can make sure their voices are heard regarding any important decisions being made in their town.
The political climate in Waterford, OH is very conservative.
Washington County, OH is very conservative. In Washington County, OH 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterford, OH is very conservative.
Washington County, Ohio is very conservative.
Marietta 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.
Waterford, 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 Waterford, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $8,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)