Salem, Ohio is a small city located in the northeastern U.S. It is known for its historic downtown, quaint restaurants, and friendly small-town charm. Salem has a strong local government that works to ensure the city’s safety and well-being of its citizens. The Mayor has been elected to serve as the city’s head of government, while City Council members oversee the day-to-day operations of Salem. Residents have an active voice in their local politics, with regular elections held to name new representatives for each City Council district every four years. Local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce also work closely with elected officials to ensure that the city is running efficiently and effectively for all citizens. This collective effort ensures that Salem remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Salem, OH is moderately conservative.
Columbiana County, OH is very conservative. In Columbiana County, OH 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbiana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.7%.
Columbiana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem, OH is moderately conservative.
Columbiana County, Ohio is very conservative.
Salem 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.
Salem, 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 Salem, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 690 contributions totaling $64,047 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,089 contributions totaling $441,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)