Pataskala, OH is a small city located in Licking County, Ohio. It is home to around 14,500 residents and is known for its vibrant community atmosphere. The city has a strong local government with several impressive elected officials who are responsible for leading the city in the right direction. Mayor Mike Compton has been serving as Pataskala's leader since 2017 and works hard to ensure that the city remains financially stable while providing quality services to its citizens. Alongside him are four council members from each ward, all of whom have been elected into office by the citizens of Pataskala. With these politicians in charge, it is no wonder that Pataskala continues to be a safe and enjoyable place to live.
The political climate in Pataskala, OH is moderately conservative.
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative. In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pataskala, OH is moderately conservative.
Licking County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Pataskala, 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 Pataskala, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,786 contributions totaling $129,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 573 contributions totaling $185,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)