Clarksburg is a small city located in southwest Ohio. It has a rich political history, with many local politicians having served the area for generations. The local government consists of a mayor and six city council members, who are responsible for managing the daily operations of the city and its services. The recent mayoral elections have been hotly contested and often result in close voting results due to the evenly split communities within Clarksburg. In addition to local candidates, citizens can also vote on state and federal issues that affect the city such as taxes, education, health care, infrastructure, and affordable housing. Despite having different opinions on certain topics, most citizens of Clarksburg agree that they want their elected officials to focus on improving their community by providing quality services and amenities to its residents.
The political climate in Clarksburg, OH is very 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
Clarksburg, OH is very 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.
Clarksburg, 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 Clarksburg, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)