Wilmington, Ohio is a small town located in Clinton County. It has a strong community spirit and a rich history. The local government of Wilmington consists of a Mayor and Council Members who are elected by the people every four years. The Mayor and Council Members are responsible for setting municipal policy, appointing members of various boards and commissions, and overseeing the daily operations of the City. They work closely with the community to ensure that Wilmington is a safe and thriving place to live, work, and play. The current Mayor is Kelly Wiedeman and there are seven Council Members who represent the different wards in the city. There are also several other city departments which help to keep all aspects of Wilmington running smoothly. Through their combined efforts, these officials provide vital services to local citizens such as public safety, fire protection, health care, education, infrastructure maintenance, trash collection, snow plowing services, street maintenance, public parks, recreational programming and much more.
The political climate in Wilmington, OH is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, OH is very conservative. In Clinton County, OH 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmington, OH is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wilmington 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.
Wilmington, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Wilmington, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,904 contributions totaling $81,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $34,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)