Clarksville, OH is a small town located in west-central Ohio. It has a rich history and a vibrant community of locals who are passionate about their local politics. The town holds council meetings every month where residents can discuss and debate current issues with their local representatives. Elections are held yearly for a mayor, two council members, fiscal officer, solicitor, and constable. The residents of Clarksville take pride in their ability to make informed decisions regarding the future of their town and elected representatives that will serve them well. They strive to keep an open dialogue between the citizens and government officials in order to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. With this goal in mind, the people of Clarksville remain active and engaged when it comes to matters of local politics.
The political climate in Clarksville, OH is very conservative.
Clinton County, OH is very conservative. In Clinton County, OH 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarksville, OH is very conservative.
Clinton County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wilmington 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.
Clarksville, 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 Clarksville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $28,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)