The Sandusky, OH Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community committed to its residents. The area is governed by both local and county-wide elected officials who represent the people in their district. The local government is made up of the mayor, city council, and other elected representatives from each ward in the city. On the county level, there are commissioners who oversee a variety of services for all citizens. These representatives are chosen through regular elections and serve to ensure that the needs and interests of Sandusky residents are heard and addressed. Additionally, there are many advocacy organizations working to further empower citizens on a range of issues from education to public safety. Through these efforts, Sandusky remains an engaged community with an active political landscape that continues to support its citizens and strive towards progress.
The political climate in Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Sandusky Metro Area 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sandusky metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
The Sandusky metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sandusky, Ohio: d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Sandusky Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,182 contributions totaling $244,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 883 contributions totaling $423,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)