43452 Port Clinton, OH is a small city located in the northwest corner of the state. It has a rich history and its residents are proud to call it home. In terms of politics, 43452 Port Clinton, OH leans heavily Republican. The city has elected mostly Republican leadership for decades and many of its voters continue to cast their ballots for candidates from that party. However, several independent candidates have made a strong showing in recent years as well, demonstrating that there is still room for other political voices within the city's boundaries. The current mayor is a Republican and the majority of members on City Council are also members of the same party. Despite these partisan divides, all parties are united in their goal of making 43452 Port Clinton, OH an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 43452 (Port Clinton, 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 43452 (Port Clinton, OH) is moderately conservative.
Port Clinton, 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.
Port Clinton, 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 43452 (Port Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 812 contributions totaling $59,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $64,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)