South Russell, OH is a small town in Geauga County with a population of approximately 5,800 people. The local politics are largely dominated by the Republican Party, as most of the elected officials representing the area share that political ideology. Recently, some of the more notable political figures in South Russell include Mary Ann Coughenour who is currently serving as a State Representative in Ohio’s 76th District and Mayor David M. Smith who has been at the helm of South Russell for over 10 years. Residents of South Russell have benefited from their leaders' hard work to protect and enhance their quality of life through various policies and projects which have helped bring growth and opportunity to the town.
The political climate in South Russell, OH is moderately conservative.
Geauga County, OH is moderately conservative. In Geauga County, OH 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geauga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Geauga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Russell, OH is moderately conservative.
Geauga County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Cleveland-Elyria 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.
South Russell, 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 South Russell, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,932 contributions totaling $1,246,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,776 contributions totaling $2,625,998 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)