Circleville, Ohio is a small town located in Pickaway County, with a current population estimated at around 13,000 people. The local government is made up of the mayor and six council members who are elected by the citizens of Circleville. These representatives make decisions on issues that affect the town's residents such as infrastructure improvements, economic development plans, and public safety initiatives. As an example of how important local politics is to this community, the city has hosted several candidate forums this year where those running for office had to answer questions from concerned residents about their stance on various issues. It is through these types of conversations that citizens have been able to inform themselves about their candidates and make informed decisions when it comes to electing their representatives in government.
The political climate in Circleville, OH is moderately conservative.
Pickaway County, OH is very conservative. In Pickaway County, OH 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.8%.
Pickaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Circleville, OH is moderately conservative.
Pickaway County, Ohio is very conservative.
Columbus 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.
Circleville, 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 Circleville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 415 contributions totaling $37,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $28,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)