West Lafayette, OH is a small town of about 1,500 people located in Coshocton County. It is a rural area with a strong sense of community and many family-owned businesses. Its citizens are engaged in local politics, paying close attention to the decisions made by their elected officials. West Lafayette has an elected mayor and six council members that make up the legislative branch of the government. They work together to address issues and pass ordinances that serve the best interests of the citizens. The council makes decisions about budgeting, infrastructure, safety regulations and more, while also considering policies that will bring economic growth to town. Residents can attend city council meetings to voice their opinions on various issues or simply stay informed about what is happening in their community.
The political climate in West Lafayette, OH is strongly conservative.
Coshocton County, OH is very conservative. In Coshocton County, OH 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coshocton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.6%.
Coshocton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Lafayette, OH is strongly conservative.
Coshocton County, Ohio is very conservative.
Coshocton 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.
West Lafayette, 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 West Lafayette, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $5,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $2,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)