Bryan, Ohio is a small town in Williams County. Its population as of the 2020 census was 8,134. The politics of the small town are largely represented by Republican-backed candidates. At the local level, Bryan voters have elected representatives from the Republican Party to represent them in state and federal government offices. Issues important to local residents generally center around economic development and job creation, with a focus on creating initiatives that will promote growth in the community. Additionally, representatives from both parties often address issues such as infrastructure improvements, public education systems, and public safety measures. Residents also place an emphasis on environmental concerns and strive to reduce their carbon footprint by investing in green energy sources such as solar and wind power. All of these points are represented in one way or another by candidates from both major political parties during local elections.
The political climate in Zip 43506 (Bryan, OH) is strongly conservative.
Williams County, OH is very conservative. In Williams County, OH 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Williams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43506 (Bryan, OH) is strongly conservative.
Bryan, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Williams County, Ohio is very conservative.
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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.
Bryan, 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 43506 (Bryan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $25,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $61,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)