Coshocton, OH is a small city located in the Appalachian region of Ohio. It is known for its rich history and culture, with many historical sites and attractions to explore. The politics of Coshocton are quite diverse with no one party dominating the political landscape. Local political candidates range from Democrats to Republicans, Libertarians to Independents, and even some Green Party members. All candidates face off in non-partisan elections every two years, where the citizens of Coshocton can choose who they want to represent them in local government. With issues that include support for small businesses and improvements to infrastructure, Coshocton's elections are important indicators of the priorities of its citizens. It is a great example of how democracy works at the local level, where each person has the right to cast their vote in order to shape their community.
The political climate in Coshocton, OH is moderately conservative.
Coshocton County, OH is very conservative. In Coshocton County, OH 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coshocton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.6%.
Coshocton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coshocton, OH is moderately conservative.
Coshocton County, Ohio is very conservative.
Coshocton 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.
Coshocton, 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 Coshocton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $5,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $50,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)