Stafford, OH is a small town located in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Ohio. Although it is small in size, it has a vibrant political atmosphere. Elections for town council and local mayor are held every two years and candidates come from all backgrounds to represent the interests of the community. Political issues such as taxes and infrastructure improvements are discussed at length during elections as candidates advocate for their positions. In addition, current events and national politics often play a role in local discussions with Stafford citizens being very passionate about their views on these matters.
The political climate in Stafford, OH is very conservative.
Monroe County, OH is very conservative. In Monroe County, OH 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.4%.
Monroe county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stafford, OH is very conservative.
Monroe County, Ohio 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.
Stafford, Ohio: d D d 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 Stafford, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)