Mendon, OH is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is nestled in the heart of Mercer County and has a long history of politics that have shaped the culture and lifestyle of its citizens. The current mayor of Mendon is Tom Landis, and two council members serve alongside him on the City Council. The Council meets monthly to discuss issues such as zoning ordinances, budgeting for city services, and other matters related to the town's infrastructure. Additionally, there are several local candidates running for office in upcoming elections whose platforms include support for economic growth, improving public safety, preserving historic sites in the town, and investing in educational programs. With such a wide range of political ideologies present among Mendon's citizens, it is sure to be an interesting election season as local leaders compete to win their constituents' votes.
The political climate in Zip 45862 (Mendon, OH) is very conservative.
Mercer County, OH is very conservative. In Mercer County, OH 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.9%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45862 (Mendon, OH) is very conservative.
Mendon, Ohio is very conservative.
Mercer County, Ohio is very conservative.
Celina 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.
Mendon, 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 45862 (Mendon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)