The city of 44870 Sandusky, OH is a diverse and vibrant community with a strong focus on politics. The city is home to many local political organizations such as the Sandusky Citizens for Political Unity and the Sandusky Democratic Committee, both of which work to promote civic engagement and get citizens involved in local politics. Additionally, the city hosts several political events throughout the year such as town hall meetings where local politicians meet with constituents to discuss important issues, as well as debates between candidates running for local office. As a result of these efforts, citizens in 44870 Sandusky are informed about the major political issues facing their community and they have an opportunity to become actively involved in deciding who should represent them.
The political climate in Zip 44870 (Sandusky, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Erie County, OH 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
Erie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44870 (Sandusky, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Sandusky, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sandusky, Ohio: d d D D 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 44870 (Sandusky)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 859 contributions totaling $56,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $70,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)