Atwater, OH is a small town in Portage County with a population of 2,171 according to the 2019 census. The political landscape in 44201 Atwater is dominated by the Republican party, which holds most of the local positions including mayor and county commissioner. For local elections, residents can choose from a wide variety of candidates representing both major parties. All levels of government are represented at the state and federal level as well, giving residents plenty of opportunities to express their political views and opinions. Residents have access to a variety of resources such as news outlets and community organizations that provide up-to-date information on important issues such as economic development, public safety, and education. In addition to local elected officials, there are also representatives from both parties that serve on higher levels of government who are more than willing to assist people when needed. Overall, 44201 Atwater is a great place for those interested in politics and are looking for an engaged community where their voices will be heard.
The political climate in Zip 44201 (Atwater, OH) is moderately conservative.
Portage County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Portage County, OH 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.0%.
Portage county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44201 (Atwater, OH) is moderately conservative.
Atwater, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Portage County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Akron Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Atwater, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 44201 (Atwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $19,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $493 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)