The politics in 43566 Waterville, OH are an active and engaged part of the local community. With a population of just over 10,000 people, 43566 Waterville has a vibrant and diverse political landscape. The city has many local political organizations dedicated to advocating for their causes and finding solutions to the issues facing the area. These organizations are represented in many different forms including neighborhood associations, civic groups, business associations and more. Each group provides its own unique perspective on political matters and works together to create positive change for the community as a whole. Additionally, 43566 Waterville is home to numerous politicians who work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met and their voices are heard. From small-town meetings with mayors and council members to state-level forums with state representatives, politicians strive to make sure that everyone's interests are taken into account when making important decisions about policy and legislation.
The political climate in Zip 43566 (Waterville, OH) is leaning liberal.
Lucas County, OH is moderately liberal. In Lucas County, OH 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lucas county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.7%.
Lucas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43566 (Waterville, OH) is leaning liberal.
Waterville, Ohio is leaning liberal.
Lucas County, Ohio is moderately liberal.
Toledo Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Waterville, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 43566 (Waterville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 403 contributions totaling $29,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $15,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)