Burlington, OH is a small city located in the southwestern portion of Ohio near the Ohio-Kentucky border. It has a population of just over 3,000 people and is known for its small-town charm. Despite its size, Burlington has an active political environment. There are numerous local and state politicians that serve the area, from both major parties. The mayor of Burlington is Republican Mike Birmingham, who was elected in 2020 and is currently serving his first term. The City Council consists of five members who are all Republicans. State level representatives for the area include Representative Robert Sprague (R), Senator Frank Hoagland (R) and Senator Rob McColley (R). With such a strong concentration of Republican representation in local government it’s clear that many Burlington residents support conservative policies.
The political climate in Burlington, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, OH is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $10,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $31,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)