Moscow, OH is a small town located in Clermont County, Ohio. The political climate in Moscow is relatively conservative, as the majority of voters in the area tend to lean Republican. However, voter turnout is usually quite low for local elections and many political issues remain unknown or untouched by citizens of the town. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected every four years on a non-partisan ballot. Each council member is responsible for representing their constituents on various issues such as taxation, infrastructure projects, and zoning laws. In recent years there has been an increased focus on fiscal responsibility from the elected officials in order to meet tight budget constraints while still providing essential services to the community. There have been several initiatives launched that aim to increase civic engagement amongst residents so more people can have a voice when it comes to important debates and decisions being made in their town.
The political climate in Moscow, OH is very conservative.
Clermont County, OH is very conservative. In Clermont County, OH 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clermont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.8%.
Clermont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moscow, OH is very conservative.
Clermont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Moscow, 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 Moscow, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)