Mineral City, located in Ohio, is a small rural town that has a population of about 3,000 people. The politics in Mineral City are quite different from the politics in larger cities and towns due to its size. Local political issues are mainly focused on improving the infrastructure within the town and increasing employment opportunities for its citizens. With only two main candidates running for mayor this year, both candidates have been vocal about their plans to improve the quality of life for residents in the town. They have campaigned on platforms including expanding public transportation services, providing better access to affordable housing and healthcare, creating more green spaces and parks, increasing public safety measures, and ensuring economic growth for all citizens. These two candidates have different views on how to best accomplish these goals, so it will be an interesting race to watch as they compete for the position of mayor in Mineral City.
The political climate in Mineral City, OH is very conservative.
Tuscarawas County, OH is very conservative. In Tuscarawas County, OH 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscarawas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.2%.
Tuscarawas county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mineral City, OH is very conservative.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio is very conservative.
New Philadelphia-Dover 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.
Mineral City, Ohio: r R d 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 Mineral City, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $343 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $4,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)