Sterling, OH is a small town located in 44276 zip code. It is known for its tight-knit community and stunning natural landscapes. Politics play an important role in Sterling as local representatives are responsible for making decisions that affect the residents’ daily lives. There are several local political parties that participate in elections, including Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Greens. These parties all have different platforms concerning issues such as taxes, education, healthcare and the economy. Local elections take place every two years and the mayor is elected at-large from a nonpartisan ballot each four years. Local politicians work closely with constituents to ensure that their needs are met and their voices heard. The people of Sterling are passionate about their town and involved in politics to keep it running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 44276 (Sterling, OH) is very 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 44276 (Sterling, OH) is very conservative.
Sterling, Ohio is very 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.
Sterling, 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 44276 (Sterling)
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 2 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)