The city of Bucyrus, OH, is a small community located in Crawford County. It has a long history of political involvement rooted in the values and traditions of its residents. The City Council is composed of seven members who govern the city by enacting laws and ordinances. The Mayor serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is tasked with making policy decisions and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city. Community members are encouraged to become engaged in local politics by attending City Council meetings, voting in city elections, and participating in local campaigns. These activities are essential to sustaining democracy within the city limits and preserving its sense of identity and purpose. Residents have also been involved in statewide initiatives such as environmental protection measures, education reform, and affordable healthcare access. As a result, Bucyrus has established itself as an active participant in civic discourse across Ohio.
The political climate in Zip 44820 (Bucyrus, OH) is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, OH is very conservative. In Crawford County, OH 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44820 (Bucyrus, OH) is strongly conservative.
Bucyrus, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Ohio is very conservative.
Bucyrus-Galion 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.
Bucyrus, 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 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 44820 (Bucyrus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $4,411 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $23,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)