Gettysburg, OH is a small town located in Adams County in the state of Ohio. The town has a long history and strong sense of community. Politically speaking, Gettysburg generally leans conservative with Republicans representing the town in local and county races. The current mayor is a Republican who was elected in 2019. Residents of Gettysburg take great pride in their local politics, especially when it comes to important issues such as taxes, safety, and education. The citizens are actively engaged in the political process with voter turnout always being strong during local elections. Although most residents have conservative views on politics, there is an openness to hearing different viewpoints which makes for an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere within the political landscape of Gettysburg.
The political climate in Gettysburg, OH is very conservative.
Darke County, OH is very conservative. In Darke County, OH 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Darke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.4%.
Darke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gettysburg, OH is very conservative.
Darke County, Ohio is very conservative.
Greenville 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.
Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $4,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)