The Ashtabula, OH Metro Area is home to a diverse political landscape. The area is highly contested as local candidates from both major and minor parties often vie for attention and votes in elections. Residents of the region have a wide array of options when it comes to selecting their preferred candidate or party. Furthermore, local politicians are very active in the community, engaging with constituents and attending various events throughout the metro area. Recently, several debates have taken place between candidates running for office in order to gain local support. In addition, there are many committees and organizations dedicated to promoting particular political ideologies or agendas within the Ashtabula, OH Metro Area. The diversity of voices present in this region makes it an excellent place to engage with politics at all levels.
The political climate in Ashtabula Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Ashtabula Metro Area 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Ashtabula metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.3%.
The Ashtabula metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashtabula Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ashtabula, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ashtabula Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,565 contributions totaling $84,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $154,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)