The politics of Sugar Grove, OH are reflective of the values and beliefs that are shared by its citizens. This small town in Ohio’s agricultural region is home to a variety of people with diverse backgrounds and views on how the government should be run. In recent years the town has elected several local representatives to positions such as mayor, city council members, and county commissioners. These representatives regularly take into account the concerns and ideas of their constituents when making decisions for the betterment of Sugar Grove. The town is also active in state-wide political initiatives and debates which involve its citizens in discussions about important issues that affect them locally.
The political climate in Sugar Grove, OH is moderately conservative.
Fairfield County, OH is moderately conservative. In Fairfield County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.5%.
Fairfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sugar Grove, OH is moderately conservative.
Fairfield County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Sugar Grove, 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 Sugar Grove, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)