Mutual, OH is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Though it is not particularly large or populated, its politics still manage to make an impact on the lives of its citizens. Mutual is home to two political parties – the Democrats and Republicans – each with a strong presence in the community. Local elections often bring out passionate debate and dialogue between residents on various issues ranging from taxes to education reform. Both political sides are actively engaged in making their city a better place for all to live and work. The current mayor of Mutual, OH is James Smith, who was elected in 2020 on a platform of fiscal responsibility and job creation. He has worked diligently to ensure that Mutual's budget remains balanced while also striving to attract new business and investment opportunities into the city.
The political climate in Mutual, OH is very conservative.
Champaign County, OH is very conservative. In Champaign County, OH 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.3%.
Champaign county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mutual, OH is very conservative.
Champaign County, Ohio is very conservative.
Urbana 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.
Mutual, 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 Mutual, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $16,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $72,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)