Ashland, OH is a small city located in the state of Ohio. It is known for its historic buildings, vibrant art scene, and quaint shops. In terms of politics, Ashland has a Mayor and an eight-member City Council elected to serve two-year terms. The current Mayor is Matt Miller, who was elected in 2020. The City Council is comprised of two members from each ward in the city and holds regular meetings to discuss city matters such as budgets, policies and ordinances. The city also holds local elections every two years for various roles such as judges, clerks, treasurers and sheriffs. Residents are encouraged to participate in elections by registering to vote and casting their ballots on election day. Additionally, community members can stay informed about local politics by attending town hall meetings or visiting the office of the Ashland County Board of Elections.
The political climate in Ashland, OH is moderately conservative.
Ashland County, OH is very conservative. In Ashland County, OH 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.8%.
Ashland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashland, OH is moderately conservative.
Ashland County, Ohio is very conservative.
Ashland 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.
Ashland, 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 Ashland, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,372 contributions totaling $31,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 277 contributions totaling $107,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)