Howard, Ohio is a small city located in the beautiful Appalachian foothills of Southeast Ohio. Its population is estimated to be around 4,700 people. Howard is an eclectic community with vibrant history and attractions that make it an ideal place to live. The politics within the city are represented by local, state and national elected officials from both major political parties. At the local level, citizens of Howard can vote for representatives on city council, county commissioners, and school board members who support their values. These elected officials strive to ensure that Howard residents receive quality services including public safety, parks and recreation services, infrastructure maintenance and more. Additionally, Howard residents have access to state congressional leaders who work to pass laws that benefit all Ohioans as well as Senators and Representatives in Washington D.C. who focus on issues at the federal level. This combination of local and national representation ensures that the voices of Howard citizens are heard in government decision-making at all levels.
The political climate in Howard, OH is very 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
Howard, OH is very 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.
Howard, 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 Howard, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $26,949 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $6,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)