Forest, OH is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. It has a rich history of community involvement and government activities. Although it is not a large city, Forest still boasts an active political climate with many candidates running for local office. There are numerous political groups and organizations actively participating in local politics and advocating for their respective causes. The citizens of Forest take pride in their ability to determine who will represent them on the local level and in state government. In addition to voting for candidates they feel best represents their interests, many also take part in political rallies, debates and other activities aimed towards influencing public opinion. Allowing its citizens to be involved in politics has made Forest a vibrant community that continues to thrive despite its modest population size.
The political climate in Forest, OH is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, OH is very conservative. In Hardin County, OH 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest, OH is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, Ohio 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.
Forest, 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 Forest, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)