Damascus, Ohio is a small town located in the southeast corner of Tuscarawas County. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 700 people. Local politics in Damascus are focused on maintaining a safe and prosperous environment for all residents. The town’s government consists of six council members and the mayor, who are elected to two-year terms by the citizens of Damascus. In recent years, there have been several initiatives to improve infrastructure and public safety around town. This includes new streetlights, sidewalks, and updated drainage systems. Additionally, various local organizations have been established with the goal of promoting unity within the community while encouraging involvement from local residents. Through these efforts, local leaders strive to ensure that all citizens experience a sense of pride and security in Damascus.
The political climate in Damascus, OH is somewhat conservative.
Mahoning County, OH is leaning conservative. In Mahoning County, OH 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahoning county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.3% to 48.4%.
Mahoning county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Damascus, OH is somewhat conservative.
Mahoning County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Salem 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.
Damascus, Ohio: D D D D d 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 Damascus, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 460 contributions totaling $42,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 766 contributions totaling $298,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)