Gambier, OH is a small town located in Knox County. It is known for its historic buildings and its close knit community. In terms of politics, Gambier has traditionally leaned towards conservative values with the Republican Party garnering most of the votes in recent elections. Various local politicians have been elected to represent Gambier’s interests at the county level, including well known figures like Marilyn John, who was elected as Knox County Commissioner in 2016. The people of Gambier remain passionate about their local politics and are involved in the political process on all levels. Whether it be attending candidate forums or voting on referendums, locals continue to play an active role in their community's future.
The political climate in Gambier, OH is leaning conservative.
Knox County, OH is very conservative. In Knox County, OH 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.3%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gambier, OH is leaning conservative.
Knox County, Ohio is very conservative.
Mount Vernon 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.
Gambier, 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 Gambier, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,199 contributions totaling $105,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 800 contributions totaling $8,754,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10,943 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)