Edgerton, Ohio is a small community located in Williams County. It does not have its own local government, and instead is governed by the combined efforts of the overarching county government and state government. From the county level there are various elected offices that make up the governing body for Edgerton. This includes an auditor, commissioners, coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer and more. Each of these elected officials make decisions about the laws and regulations that govern Edgerton. At the state level there are also numerous representatives who work to ensure that Edgerton’s interests are heard and championed no matter what issue is being discussed. All of these elected officials strive to promote unity within their respective communities while advocating for the best possible outcome for everyone involved.
The political climate in Zip 43517 (Edgerton, OH) is very conservative.
Williams County, OH is very conservative. In Williams County, OH 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Williams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43517 (Edgerton, OH) is very conservative.
Edgerton, Ohio is very conservative.
Williams County, Ohio is very conservative.
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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.
Edgerton, 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 43517 (Edgerton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $6,313 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)