Ontario, OH is a small city located in North Central Ohio. It has been an important part of the region since it was founded in 1817 and continues to be a hub for industry and commerce. In terms of politics, Ontario is part of Richland County, Ohio and votes along with the same local political candidates as the rest of the county. In recent years, local issues such as public safety, economic development, and fiscal responsibility have been top priorities for Ontario's residents. Over the years, many local candidates have campaigned on these issues, offering their ideas and solutions to improve the quality of life in the area. Residents can keep up to date on upcoming election dates and voting information at their local board of elections website or through their local newspaper.
The political climate in Ontario, OH is strongly conservative.
Richland County, OH is very conservative. In Richland County, OH 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.4%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ontario, OH is strongly conservative.
Richland County, Ohio is very conservative.
Mansfield 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.
Ontario, 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 Ontario, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,122 contributions totaling $82,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 437 contributions totaling $230,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $528 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)