Prospect, Ohio is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Although it is a relatively small town, Prospect has a vibrant political landscape with many active citizens engaged in the local political process. The city is represented at the state and federal levels by both Democratic and Republican representatives who are involved in determining policies that affect the community. Additionally, citizens have organized several grassroots initiatives to make their voices heard on various issues that are important to them such as education, health care, economic development, and environmental protection. There are also numerous local candidates running for offices including mayor, city council members, school board members, and other positions. In Prospect any citizen can get involved in politics either through voting or by engaging directly with campaigns and initiatives to make their voice heard on important matters.
The political climate in Prospect, OH is strongly conservative.
Marion County, OH is very conservative. In Marion County, OH 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.7%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prospect, OH is strongly conservative.
Marion County, Ohio is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $3,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)