The politics in Botkins, Ohio are reflective of the state and national political climate. The town is located in Shelby County, which voted strongly for Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election, and has a long history of voting for Republican candidates in local and statewide races. Botkins maintains a small-town atmosphere while also remaining actively involved in local and state politics. Town citizens are passionate about their involvement in the political process, from attending rallies to participating in discussions with local representatives. Residents often take part in debates surrounding the issues that matter most to them, such as education spending or tax reform. Botkins is an engaged community when it comes to politics, and many locals stay engaged throughout the year to ensure that their voices are heard on important topics.
The political climate in Botkins, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, OH is very conservative. In Shelby County, OH 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Botkins, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, Ohio is very conservative.
Sidney 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.
Botkins, 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 Botkins, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $1,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $8,966 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)