Rittman, OH is a small city located in Wayne County with an estimated population of 5,142. The city's local government consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected by the citizens every four years. The current mayor is Dennis R. Steiner, who was first elected in November 2015. In addition to the Mayor and Council, the city also has a City Manager responsible for overseeing the operations of the city departments and providing advice to the City Council. There are several political organizations within Rittman that are active in promoting civic engagement and encouraging voter participation. For example, the Wayne County Democratic Party holds regular events throughout the year to educate citizens on current issues and help them become more informed about their local representatives. Additionally, there are numerous volunteer opportunities available for those looking to get involved in their community or make a difference on important issues facing Rittman.
The political climate in Zip 44270 (Rittman, OH) is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, OH is very conservative. In Wayne County, OH 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44270 (Rittman, OH) is strongly conservative.
Rittman, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wooster 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.
Rittman, 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 44270 (Rittman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $4,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $9,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)