Lower Salem, OH is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. The local politics of Lower Salem are largely focused on maintaining the distinctively rural atmosphere while also promoting growth and progress. The mayor of Lower Salem is an elected official who serves as the leader of the town and is responsible for representing it's interests in local matters. The town council is composed of five members who are also elected by the citizens of Lower Salem and hold public meetings to discuss town-level issues such as zoning, budget planning, and community development initiatives. In addition to the mayor and city council, there is a strong base of citizens that are active in local government affairs including members of civic organizations, volunteer groups, and other political action committees. All these individuals are committed to making sure that Lower Salem remains a safe and vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Lower Salem, OH is very conservative.
Washington County, OH is very conservative. In Washington County, OH 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lower Salem, OH is very conservative.
Washington County, Ohio is very conservative.
Marietta 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.
Lower Salem, 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 Lower Salem, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)