The politics in 44691 Wooster, OH are mainly focused on the local government level. The city is part of Wayne County and is split into two wards with six council members serving on Wooster City Council. Elections are held every four years for the mayor and all six council seats. Local elections tend to be quite competitive and often focus heavily on specific issues that concern the citizens of Wooster such as fiscal responsibility, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The most recent election in 2019 saw an increase in voter turnout compared to previous years due to the number of candidates running for office. Candidates discuss their plans to improve the city and address any problems or concerns citizens may have. Issues that arise during campaigns can give insight into what topics will be discussed at future council meetings and how decisions will be made for Wooster.
The political climate in Zip 44691 (Wooster, OH) is strongly 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 44691 (Wooster, OH) is strongly conservative.
Wooster, Ohio is strongly 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.
Wooster, 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 44691 (Wooster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,091 contributions totaling $159,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 694 contributions totaling $218,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)