The politics in Brecon, Ohio are a reflection of the town's small-town values and community spirit. As a result, the local politics in Brecon center around issues that affect everyday life, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety and education. Local candidates running for office often focus on these issues and what their plans are to improve the community for its citizens. The elections are typically well attended and passionate debates are held on the best approaches to tackling the various challenges that face Brecon. Despite its small size, Brecon is an active participant in the politics of its region, with local voters often making their voices heard at both local and state levels.
The political climate in Brecon, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Hamilton County, OH 57.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.1% to 41.3%.
Hamilton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brecon, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Brecon, Ohio: R r d d D D
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 Brecon, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,580 contributions totaling $786,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,400 contributions totaling $1,176,953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $841 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)