Cambridge, OH is a small city located in Guernsey County. It has a proud history and a strong sense of community that has been upheld by its political leaders over the years. Cambridge is home to many local organizations and businesses, and it regularly works to promote economic development within the city. The City Council is responsible for governing the city’s policies and they strive to make decisions that benefit both residents and businesses alike. The City Council also works closely with the local school district, library, and other county government agencies in order to ensure that all citizens are served in an equitable manner. Additionally, the City Council also works closely with state and federal representatives to advocate for funding for projects like road improvements, public parks, libraries and more. Cambridge prides itself on having an active political atmosphere where residents can express their views on important issues affecting the city.
The political climate in Cambridge, OH is moderately conservative.
Guernsey County, OH is very conservative. In Guernsey County, OH 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guernsey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Guernsey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, OH is moderately conservative.
Guernsey County, Ohio is very conservative.
Cambridge 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $33,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 323 contributions totaling $209,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)