Ironton, OH is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Ohio. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that draws people from all over the region. The city is home to numerous political organizations and elected officials at both the state and county level. Locally, Ironton is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with nine council members representing districts throughout the city. These members are elected on a nonpartisan basis for four year terms, and they work with the mayor to create policy and oversee budget decisions. Additionally, Ironton residents can participate in various civic groups, such as the League of Women Voters, which works to promote voter education and engagement in local politics.
The political climate in Ironton, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ironton, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Ironton, 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 Ironton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $7,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $39,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)