Gratiot, OH is a small rural community located in Licking County. The town is governed by five elected officials who serve on the Gratiot Village Council. These council members are responsible for overseeing the budget and making decisions that shape the future of the town. The current council consists of a Mayor, an Assistant Mayor, three Trustees, and a Fiscal Officer. They meet regularly to discuss issues like roads and infrastructure, economic development, and other local matters. In addition to the village council, Gratiot also has a precinct committee that works in partnership with local citizens to ensure fair representation of all residents when it comes to elections. There is also an active political scene within Gratiot, with multiple candidates running for various offices each election cycle. Since its founding in 1829, Gratiot has been an important part of Licking County’s political landscape, and continues to be today.
The political climate in Gratiot, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative. In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gratiot, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Gratiot, 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 Gratiot, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)