Polk, OH is a small town located in north-central Ohio and has a population of about 2,000 people. There are no local political candidates at this time, but the politics of Polk remain very important. The mayor of Polk is Paul Jones, who was elected in 2017 and works hard to ensure that the town’s needs are met. He is joined by other local officials such as the City Clerk, Fire Chief and Police Chief in working to create a better environment for the citizens of Polk. Other issues that have been discussed include budgets, property taxes, zoning changes and infrastructure upgrades. The people of Polk take an active role in making sure their voices are heard by attending council meetings and participating in public forums. They want to make sure their opinions are taken into account when decisions are made about their town’s future.
The political climate in Polk, OH is very conservative.
Ashland County, OH is very conservative. In Ashland County, OH 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.8%.
Ashland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polk, OH is very conservative.
Ashland County, Ohio is very conservative.
Ashland 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.
Polk, 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 Polk, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)