Vandalia, OH is a city located in Montgomery County and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. It is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. The political climate in 45377 Vandalia, OH leans heavily towards the Republican party although there are many residents who identify with both major parties. Local politics generally involve issues such as taxes, local infrastructure, education, and public safety. Each election cycle, the residents of Vandalia come together to discuss their choices and advocate for the candidate that best suits their needs. In order to get involved in local politics, it's important to be informed about all of the candidates running during each election cycle and stay updated on current events affecting your city.
The political climate in Zip 45377 (Vandalia, OH) is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, OH is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, OH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 47.9%.
Montgomery county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45377 (Vandalia, OH) is leaning conservative.
Vandalia, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Ohio is leaning liberal.
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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.
Vandalia, Ohio: d d d d r d
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 45377 (Vandalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $26,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $19,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)