The politics in Ballville, Ohio are heavily influenced by its primarily conservative voting base. The town is represented in the state legislature by a Republican senator and two representatives, all of whom have been in office for many years and are well-known within the community. Every four years, local elections are held to decide who should represent the people of Ballville in various positions, including mayor and council members. Residents take great pride in their representation and make sure to cast their vote for the candidates they believe will best serve their interests. Through active participation in local politics, Ballville remains an important player on the Ohio political landscape.
The political climate in Ballville, OH is moderately conservative.
Sandusky County, OH is strongly conservative. In Sandusky County, OH 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandusky county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.2%.
Sandusky county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ballville, OH is moderately conservative.
Sandusky County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Fremont Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ballville, Ohio: r R 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 Ballville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 865 contributions totaling $28,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $38,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)