Benton Ridge, OH is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of rural Ohio. Though small in population, the citizens of Benton Ridge take their politics seriously and have formed an active community around civic engagement and political action. There are several local political candidates who are running for office this year, including Mayor Scott Johnson and Councilman Aaron Brown. The townspeople use their votes to elect officials who represent their interests, concerns, and values while guiding the development of Benton Ridge. They also come together to discuss current events and participate in debates that shape the future of their community. The residents of Benton Ridge work tirelessly to ensure that their voices are heard and that they can make a difference in local politics.
The political climate in Benton Ridge, OH is very conservative.
Hancock County, OH is very conservative. In Hancock County, OH 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.3%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benton Ridge, OH is very conservative.
Hancock County, Ohio is very conservative.
Findlay 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.
Benton Ridge, 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 Benton Ridge, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 705 contributions totaling $87,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 898 contributions totaling $1,548,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,724 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)