Alexandria, Ohio is a small town located in Licking County. Although it has a relatively small population, the local politics are no less important to its citizens. The city is served by the Alexandria Township Trustees and Mayor, with various department heads such as the Director of Safety, Law Director, and Service Director each playing their role in maintaining the peace and order of the community. Every four years there is an election where local residents can choose the officials that will lead Alexandria. The current mayor is Steve Donahue, who was elected in 2017. Through his leadership, he has worked to improve city infrastructure such as roads and bridges while also creating new ways for residents to get involved with their town’s government. Additionally, Alexandria hosts several political events throughout the year such as debates and meet-and-greets with candidates running for office. These events allow citizens to learn more about their candidates and make informed decisions when casting their votes.
The political climate in Alexandria, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative. In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexandria, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Alexandria, 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 Alexandria, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $2,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $7,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)