The city of Fostoria, Ohio, is located in Seneca County and has a population of around 13,500 people. It is an important part of the state's political landscape and contributes a great deal to the state’s economy. There are many local political candidates who represent Fostoria in the Ohio State legislature. These include representatives from both major parties, as well as independent candidates who bring a unique perspective to their representative roles for this small but vibrant city. Local elections for offices such as mayor and city council members take place every two years, giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on matters that affect their everyday lives. Political debates and forums also provide a platform for citizens to express their views on topics like public works projects, economic development initiatives, and other issues that impact their community. Fostoria's strong voice in statewide politics ensures that its citizens' needs are heard loud and clear on the state's political stage.
The political climate in Zip 44830 (Fostoria, OH) is strongly conservative.
Seneca County, OH is very conservative. In Seneca County, OH 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.0%.
Seneca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44830 (Fostoria, OH) is strongly conservative.
Fostoria, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Seneca County, Ohio is very conservative.
Tiffin 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.
Fostoria, 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 44830 (Fostoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $7,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $88,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)