The politics in Wooster, OH are focused on providing the community with a small-town atmosphere while advocating for progressive initiatives in the area. The city prides itself on its commitment to service and quality of life for its residents. Local leaders prioritize crafting effective policies that meet the needs of the people while also managing the budget responsibly. Representatives in Wooster work to ensure that all voices are heard and valued within their local government. As such, they strive to create an equitable environment where everyone can prosper and have a say in the decisions that affect them. Furthermore, they are working hard to improve local infrastructure, provide better job opportunities and educational resources, and advance economic development in Wooster.
The political climate in Wooster, OH is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, OH is very conservative. In Wayne County, OH 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wooster, OH is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wooster 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.
Wooster, 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 Wooster, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,091 contributions totaling $159,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 694 contributions totaling $218,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)