Elgin, OH 45838 is a small town in northwestern Ohio, located just off State Route 81. As a rural community, the local politics of Elgin are focused on small-town issues like maintaining a safe and healthy environment for its citizens. Local government is responsible for providing services such as police and fire protection, infrastructure investments, economic development initiatives, and other essential services. The town has a Mayor-Council form of government with each elected official having their own specific duties. The mayor is responsible for drafting legislation to be voted upon by the council members who represent various districts within the town. Although Elgin does not have any representatives in Congress or the Ohio House of Representatives, it is part of Union County's governmental structure and receives important guidance from state agencies. Residents can learn more about local politics by attending town meetings held at City Hall or visiting their local library or newspaper to find out who their elected leaders are.
The political climate in Zip 45838 (Elgin, OH) is very conservative.
Van Wert County, OH is very conservative. In Van Wert County, OH 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Wert county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.5%.
Van Wert county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45838 (Elgin, OH) is very conservative.
Elgin, Ohio is very conservative.
Van Wert County, Ohio is very conservative.
Van Wert 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.
Elgin, 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 45838 (Elgin)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)