Hockingport, OH is a small town with a close-knit community and a strong sense of pride. The local political scene in Hockingport is largely focused on local issues such as school funding, infrastructure development, and economic growth. The city is home to several political organizations that are actively engaged in the community, advocating for their respective causes and organizing events to ensure that all voices are heard. Local candidates running for public office typically focus on addressing the needs of the residents and improving the quality of life in the area. The citizens of Hockingport have always taken an active role in their government, making sure that their voices are heard loud and clear on all matters of importance.
The political climate in Hockingport, OH is leaning conservative.
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
Hockingport, OH is leaning conservative.
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.
Hockingport, 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 Hockingport, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $3,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)