Buchtel, Ohio is a small town located in Athens County. It is home to many families and businesses that make up the community. The town's government consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected by citizens every four years. These representatives work hard to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their constituents, while also striving to improve the quality of life for everyone in Buchtel. Additionally, they collaborate with state and federal government agencies to address larger issues that may arise in the town such as infrastructure and economic development projects. In recent years, the local government has made great strides in improving the quality of life for all residents through investment into public schools, libraries, parks, recreational facilities as well as promoting sustainable growth initiatives throughout Buchtel. The citizens of Buchtel take pride in their representatives’ work, taking an active role in local politics by attending meetings and having their voices heard.
The political climate in Buchtel, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buchtel, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Buchtel, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 Buchtel, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 333 contributions totaling $28,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $20,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)