Miami, OH County is a politically diverse area. While the county leans slightly to the right in terms of its political leanings, there is still representation from both major parties. Several state and federal representatives come from the county, including Democrats Sherrod Brown and Marcy Kaptur, who serve in the US Senate and House of Representatives respectively. The local politics are more mixed, with both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for office at the city and county levels. Most recently, Republican David Yost won the 2020 election for Miami County Prosecuting Attorney against his Democratic opponent Jeanine Donaldson. While residents largely vote along party lines, they also consider experience and qualifications when making their selections. The candidates must work hard to engage with constituents so that their views are understood and respected as part of the democratic process.
The political climate in Miami County, OH is very conservative.
In Miami County, OH 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.0%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miami County, OH 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.
Miami, 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 Miami County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,582 contributions totaling $141,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 917 contributions totaling $293,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)