The politics of Proctorville, OH are largely determined by the residents who live in the village. There is no single political party that dominates the local elections and candidates from all major parties run for positions in local offices. The village has a strong tradition of grassroots campaigning and community participation in local elections to ensure that everyone has a voice in how the village is managed. Many citizens are passionate about issues such as health care, education, and infrastructure, and they strive to make sure their voices are heard. Election results demonstrate a commitment to preserving local control over decisions that affect the village residents. Candidates often have to reach beyond their own party base to gain support from all parts of the political spectrum. As such, Proctorville remains an example of how small towns can be democratic places where people from all walks of life can work together to ensure a brighter future for their community.
The political climate in Proctorville, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Proctorville, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Proctorville, 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 Proctorville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $11,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)