Granville, OH is a small town located in Licking County. Politically, the town is represented by Democratic Congressman Troy Balderson and Republican Senator Rob Portman. The local government is comprised of a Mayor, six Council Members, and several committees and boards that advise them on issues such as finance, economic development, parks and recreation, public safety, health services and more. It is important for citizens to stay engaged in politics through voting in elections and other forms of civic engagement like attending city council meetings or joining local organizations that are working on social issues within the community. Granville residents also have opportunities to engage with their elected officials by writing letters or attending events hosted by their representatives. Overall, Granville is a great place to live where people are encouraged to be active participants in the political process.
The political climate in Granville, OH is moderately conservative.
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative. In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granville, OH is moderately conservative.
Licking County, Ohio is strongly 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.
Granville, 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 Granville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,589 contributions totaling $462,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,244 contributions totaling $548,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $441 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)