The small village of Payne, OH is located in Paulding County and has a population of around 1,000 people. It is a close-knit community with strong ties to the local government. The political landscape in Payne revolves around the Paulding County Board of Commissioners and local candidates for various offices such as mayor or city council positions. On the county level, Payne residents have a wide variety of candidates to choose from when it comes time to elect commissioners and other elected officials. Locally, there are several current or former city council members who have made their mark on the political scene in Payne. These individuals have worked hard to ensure that Payne remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work. Additionally, there are several local organizations that engage citizens in the political process by providing opportunities for them to make their voices heard on important matters such as economic development, public safety, environmental sustainability, and more.
The political climate in Zip 45880 (Payne, OH) is very conservative.
Paulding County, OH is very conservative. In Paulding County, OH 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Paulding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.3%.
Paulding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45880 (Payne, OH) is very conservative.
Payne, Ohio is very conservative.
Paulding 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.
Payne, 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 45880 (Payne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $12,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)