Chillicothe, Ohio is a small city located in Ross County that has a long and rich history. In recent years, local politics have been the focus of much debate and discussion. Currently the government of Chillicothe is led by Mayor Luke Feeney and an 8-member City Council who are chosen from eight wards throughout the city. Each member of City Council serves for a 4 year term, with elections taking place every two years. The Mayor is also elected to serve a 4 year period. The current government has placed an emphasis on improving infrastructure, economic development, quality living environments, and public safety initiatives. This has included investment in public works projects such as road repairs and bike trails, business tax breaks for incenting new businesses into the community, promoting green energy initiatives, and expanding public safety services like police patrols and fire protection programs. There are several political parties active in Chillicothe including Democrats, Republicans, Greens and Libertarians among others. Every two years these parties hold numerous events to encourage citizens to become more informed about their choices ahead of elections day so they can make informed decisions when casting their ballots.
The political climate in Chillicothe, OH is moderately conservative.
Ross County, OH is very conservative. In Ross County, OH 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ross county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 31.6%.
Ross county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chillicothe, OH is moderately conservative.
Ross County, Ohio is very conservative.
Chillicothe 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.
Chillicothe, 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 Chillicothe, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,566 contributions totaling $107,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 516 contributions totaling $155,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)