Glouster, OH is a small town nestled in the Appalachian foothills of southeast Ohio. Its politics reflect the conservative, rural values of its citizens, who are largely focused on protecting their rights and preserving traditional ways of life. Local elections usually feature candidates from both major parties who are committed to representing the needs of constituents. Some of the top issues include providing local infrastructure improvements, creating jobs, and protecting natural resources. The Glouster Town Council also takes an active role in advocating for more economic development opportunities, which has been a key factor in helping the town become a thriving community over recent years. Residents of Glouster often cite its tight-knit sense of community as one of its greatest assets when discussing local politics – a point which has helped ensure that the town remains true to its roots and values even while continuing to grow and evolve.
The political climate in Glouster, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glouster, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Glouster, Ohio: D D 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 Glouster, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $4,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)