Wayne, OH is a small town in Lorain County located just outside of Elyria. It is a quiet community with a population of about 4,500 people. Its local politics are largely focused on issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens such as education, public safety, and economic development. The recent mayoral race was won by incumbent Mayor Michael Beyer who has been in office since 2015 and has stated his commitment to make Wayne an even better place to live. He is currently working on improving sidewalks and streets for pedestrians while also developing new parks and green spaces. Local candidates running for other positions in the township include Greg Beyeler for Clerk of Courts, Michael Stange for Trustee, and Rich Laubacher for Township Administrator. All three are dedicated to addressing the needs of Wayne's residents by creating more job opportunities, promoting economic growth, and providing quality services.
The political climate in Zip 43466 (Wayne, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, OH is leaning conservative. In Wood County, OH 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained moderately Republican, 52.9% to 45.3%.
Wood county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43466 (Wayne, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Wayne, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Toledo Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Wayne, 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 43466 (Wayne)
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 35 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)