The city of Bolivar, OH, is a small community located in the state of Ohio. Its political environment is primarily focused on local issues and politics, with residents taking an active role in their local government. The city council holds regular meetings to discuss issues ranging from budgeting and taxes to zoning laws and public safety. Local candidates for office often debate important topics such as economic development, education funding, infrastructure improvements, and much more. Residents have the chance to make their voices heard by attending council meetings or by participating in elections. Residents can also reach out to their representatives for assistance on matters that affect the community or for advice on how to get involved in making change happen in Bolivar.
The political climate in Bolivar, OH is strongly conservative.
Tuscarawas County, OH is very conservative. In Tuscarawas County, OH 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscarawas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.2%.
Tuscarawas county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bolivar, OH is strongly conservative.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio is very conservative.
New Philadelphia-Dover 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.
Bolivar, Ohio: r R d 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 Bolivar, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $14,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $926 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)