Ashtabula, OH is a small city located in northeastern Ohio. It has a population of around 19,000 people and is home to a diverse range of people from many different backgrounds. Ashtabula has a vibrant political scene that is both energizing and engaging. The city is the county seat for Ashtabula County and holds elections for various local offices including mayor, city council members, auditor, treasurer, and other city officials. There are currently two major political parties in the city: Republican and Democratic. Residents of Ashtabula have the opportunity to participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates and having their voices heard on important issues affecting their community. Political debates on local issues take place routinely throughout the year at local events like town hall meetings and candidate forums. In addition to voting for candidates on election day, residents can also attend rallies and fundraisers held by various political groups throughout the year. This gives them an opportunity to interact with elected officials or potential candidates and discuss issues that matter to them directly.
The political climate in Ashtabula, OH is somewhat conservative.
Ashtabula County, OH is moderately conservative. In Ashtabula County, OH 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, Ashtabula county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.3%.
Ashtabula county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashtabula, OH is somewhat conservative.
Ashtabula County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
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 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 Ashtabula, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,430 contributions totaling $65,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $199,294 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)