The politics of 45865 Minster, Ohio are shaped by the local government and its representatives. The city is located in Auglaize County and is represented by State Senator Matt Huffman and State Representative Jim Buchy. Both have demonstrated a commitment to working in the best interest of their constituents in the Minster area. At the local level, there is an elected Mayor and City Council who are responsible for setting policy within the city limits. Every two years, residents of the community can vote in a general election for mayor, council members, and other municipal positions. Issues in Minster cover a wide array of topics from infrastructure improvements to public safety initiatives. Residents of 45865 take great pride in being involved in local politics because it helps ensure that their voices are heard when decisions are made about how to best serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 45865 (Minster, OH) is very conservative.
Auglaize County, OH is very conservative. In Auglaize County, OH 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Auglaize county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Auglaize county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45865 (Minster, OH) is very conservative.
Minster, Ohio is very conservative.
Auglaize County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wapakoneta 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.
Minster, 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 45865 (Minster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $3,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $38,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)