Clifton, OH is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Politically, Clifton is considered a liberal-leaning city that has traditionally voted Democratic in past elections. The city council is composed of six members who are elected at large by the citizens of Clifton. These representatives strive to ensure that local issues are addressed and resolved in order to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected. The city provides many resources to its residents for political engagement, such as public forums and community meetings. Residents can also take part in initiatives such as volunteering on campaigns or attending rallies to voice their opinions on important issues affecting the town. Overall, Clifton's citizens actively participate in local politics, which helps keep their community thriving and prosperous.
The political climate in Clifton, OH is moderately conservative.
Greene County, OH is moderately conservative. In Greene County, OH 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.3%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton, OH is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is moderately 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.
Clifton, 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 Clifton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,483 contributions totaling $740,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 399 contributions totaling $85,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)