The politics in Athalia, OH are heavily focused on local initiatives. There is a strong sense of community and commitment to making the town a better place for its citizens. The politicians that serve the city work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that they can positively contribute to the growth of the town. They strive to improve infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development projects throughout the area. They have held debates about social issues such as racial equity and LGBTQ rights as well as strategies for improving local businesses and creating jobs in the community. Politicians also work diligently with other municipalities in order to create cohesive plans for regional projects that benefit everyone involved. With an emphasis on local control, these leaders make sure their voices are heard in order to bring positive change to Athalia.
The political climate in Athalia, OH is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athalia, OH is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-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.
Athalia, 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 Athalia, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $11,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)