The politics in Harrisville, OH is dominated by the Democratic Party. Local politicians focus on issues such as economic development, environmental protection, public health, and education. The city has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected every four years and is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city. The council consists of nine members who are elected from their respective wards every two years and are responsible for passing laws and setting standards for the community. Harrisville also has several committees that focus on specific areas of concern such as Transportation and Utilities, Public Safety and Justice, Education, Parks & Recreation, Human Services, Economic Development & Planning, Housing & Community Development, Environmental Sustainability, and Quality of Life. All local candidates must be endorsed by their party before they can run in elections. Although Harrisville votes reliably Democrat at all levels of government it remains an open and welcoming community that celebrates its diversity through strong civic engagement activities like town hall meetings where residents can voice their opinions about civic matters.
The political climate in Harrisville, OH is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, OH is very conservative. In Harrison County, OH 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 23.1%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrisville, OH is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Ohio 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.
Harrisville, 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 Harrisville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $20,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)