Willard, OH is a small town nestled in rural Northwestern Ohio. Although the population of Willard is relatively small, the politics of the area are anything but. Residents of Willard have an active and engaged community that regularly votes in local elections. Most recently, Willard residents voted for a mayor who proposed to improve public transportation options and create more job opportunities within city limits. Additionally, there have been initiatives to clean up local parks and promote green spaces which garnered widespread support from both citizens and local leaders in the community. Despite its size, Willard has a vibrant and involved political landscape that allows its citizens to have their voices heard on important issues facing their town.
The political climate in Zip 44890 (Willard, OH) is strongly conservative.
Huron County, OH is very conservative. In Huron County, OH 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.5%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44890 (Willard, OH) is strongly conservative.
Willard, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Huron County, Ohio is very conservative.
Norwalk 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.
Willard, 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 44890 (Willard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $11,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)