Leesburg, OH is a small rural town that is home to many people who are passionate about their community and civic engagement. The town has long been known for its strong local political presence and involvement in state politics, with the residents of Leesburg taking part in local elections each year to ensure the best representation for their district. Residents often come together to discuss important topics like taxes, education reform, school safety, and environmental issues. With a wide variety of backgrounds represented in the community, there is an active dialogue between citizens that helps shape the future of Leesburg’s political landscape. Local candidates work hard to make sure they are aware of the needs and concerns of their constituents so they can be effective leaders for the people they serve. With participation from both sides of the aisle, Leesburg's politics continue to be a sign of progress and development for the entire district.
The political climate in Leesburg, OH is strongly conservative.
Highland County, OH is very conservative. In Highland County, OH 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Highland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.3%.
Highland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leesburg, OH is strongly conservative.
Highland 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.
Leesburg, 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 Leesburg, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $3,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)