Kenton, OH is a small city located in Hardin County, Ohio. It has a long history of political activity, and residents of the town often take part in local elections. The current mayor of Kenton is Jean Mershon, who was elected in 2019. The City Council consists of six members and is headed by Mayor Mershon. Local political issues important to residents include public safety and infrastructure improvements. Recently, there have been discussions about increasing funds for road repairs and improving parks and other recreational facilities. Residents have also expressed concern about taxes and other economic factors that can affect their quality of life. In addition, there are several candidates running for office this year who are committed to tackling these concerns head-on. As the election season continues to heat up, it will be interesting to see which candidates become successful in leading Kenton into a brighter future.
The political climate in Kenton, OH is moderately conservative.
Hardin County, OH is very conservative. In Hardin County, OH 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenton, OH is moderately conservative.
Hardin 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.
Kenton, 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 Kenton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $10,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $99,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)