Oak Harbor, Ohio is an active and vibrant community in Ottawa County. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, this town has a rich history and strong sense of community spirit. Local politics in 43449 Oak Harbor are focused on maintaining the unique sense of identity amidst the changing landscape of Sandusky County. The Village Council works to ensure that local interests are always heard and represented, while also supporting economic growth and development. The Council is elected every four years by the local residents, allowing them to serve as advocates for their constituents’ issues and concerns. Local politicians throughout 43449 strive to create a better future for all citizens, while also preserving the town's natural beauty and historical roots.
The political climate in Zip 43449 (Oak Harbor, OH) is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, OH is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43449 (Oak Harbor, OH) is moderately conservative.
Oak Harbor, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Oak Harbor, Ohio: r r d d 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 43449 (Oak Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $19,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $5,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)