Blanchester, OH is a small town located in the southern part of Ohio. It is governed by a council-manager type of government. The city council is composed of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Blanchester. These representatives serve four-year terms, with three seats up for election every two years. The mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves a two-year term. Every year, the citizens can participate in local elections and have their say on who should lead their city government. In addition to voting for city council members and mayor, residents may also vote to approve or disapprove various initiatives put forth by the city council. Education and public safety are two important issues that often come up in local politics. The Blanchester school district works hard to provide quality education for its students, while local police and fire departments protect the safety of its citizens.
The political climate in Blanchester, OH is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, OH is very conservative. In Clinton County, OH 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blanchester, OH is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wilmington 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.
Blanchester, 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 Blanchester, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $2,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $13,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)