Dresden, OH is a small city located in Muskingum County with a population of approximately 1,500 people. It is important for members of the community to stay informed about local politics as it affects them in many aspects of their daily life. The local government is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected every two years. Together they determine the town's budget and how money should be spent on improvements and services throughout the city. Recent political issues have included debates over taxes, public safety, infrastructure spending and social service programs that benefit the community. As an active participant in their local government, Dresden residents can attend meetings or contact their representatives directly to voice their opinions on these important matters affecting their hometown.
The political climate in Dresden, OH is strongly conservative.
Muskingum County, OH is very conservative. In Muskingum County, OH 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskingum county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Muskingum county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dresden, OH is strongly conservative.
Muskingum County, Ohio is very conservative.
Zanesville 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.
Dresden, 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 Dresden, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $2,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $17,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)