Batesville, Ohio is a small town in southern Ohio on the edge of the Appalachian foothills. The town has seen some changes over the years as new businesses have opened and old ones have closed, but it still remains a close-knit community with many of its residents having lived there for generations. Politically, Batesville leans slightly to the right as it is located in Brown County which voted for Donald Trump in 2016 by more than 15 points. The mayor of Batesville is Ryan Fisher who was elected in 2019 and he works closely with the city council to ensure that the citizens are well represented. Throughout his tenure, Mayor Fisher has worked hard to improve the quality of life for all residents by creating jobs and supporting local businesses. He also promotes civic engagement through public forums and encourages initiatives that aim to strengthen Batesville's economy and promote growth.
The political climate in Batesville, OH is very conservative.
Noble County, OH is very conservative. In Noble County, OH 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Noble county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 18.4%.
Noble county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Batesville, OH is very conservative.
Noble County, Ohio 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.
Batesville, 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 Batesville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $5,448 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $8,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)