The small town of McArthur, OH is a part of Vinton County with a population of approximately 1,800 citizens. The local politics in the area are centered around providing quality services and amenities to its citizens while maintaining fiscal responsibility and upholding the values of the community. The government is led by a mayor and village council that work together to ensure the best interests of the people are kept in mind. Local elections are held regularly to elect officials who will represent their constituents’ wishes and policies that keep our community growing and prosperous. There are various committees formed throughout the year to support a variety of actions from economic development to public safety, all supported by the village council. The citizens of McArthur have always played an active role in their local government process, and will continue to do so in order to make sure their voices are heard and respected.
The political climate in McArthur, OH is strongly conservative.
Vinton County, OH is very conservative. In Vinton County, OH 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 22.0%.
Vinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McArthur, OH is strongly conservative.
Vinton 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.
McArthur, 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 McArthur, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $3,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)