Bainbridge, OH is a small town located in the southeastern region of the state. Politically, it is a predominantly conservative area with most of its population voting for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The city council is currently made up of five members, all from the Republican party, who are responsible for setting policies and regulations that govern the city. They are elected every four years by popular vote. The Mayor is also elected by popular vote every four years and has the power to veto any actions taken by the City Council if they do not align with their vision. Local politics often involve debates over taxes, education spending, and economic development initiatives. Much of this discussion centers around how best to improve quality of life while also keeping taxes low for residents. Citizens play an important role in these conversations through attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on current issues.
The political climate in Bainbridge, OH is moderately conservative.
Ross County, OH is very conservative. In Ross County, OH 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ross county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 31.6%.
Ross county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bainbridge, OH is moderately conservative.
Ross County, Ohio is very conservative.
Chillicothe 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.
Bainbridge, 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 Bainbridge, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $1,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)