The city of Waterford, OH is a small town located in the heart of Ohio. With a population of just over 3000 people, it is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Politically, the city has had a long history of supporting progressive ideas, voting for candidates that are committed to helping their citizens and promoting policies that benefit all members of society. The local government consists of an elected mayor and five city council members who work together to serve the needs of the community. Every two years, residents of Waterford have the opportunity to choose new political leaders by voting in local elections. In recent years, these have been highly contested races with passionate discussions on important issues such as taxes, public safety and education. While there are no current names available for political candidates in 45786 Waterford, OH, voters can look forward to electing new representatives who will shape the direction of their city for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 45786 (Waterford, OH) is very conservative.
Washington County, OH is very conservative. In Washington County, OH 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45786 (Waterford, OH) is very conservative.
Waterford, Ohio is very conservative.
Washington County, Ohio is very conservative.
Marietta 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.
Waterford, 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 45786 (Waterford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $8,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)