Richwood, OH is a small town located in northern Ohio. It is home to a diverse population of about 4,000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and council members who are elected every four years by the local residents. Richwood has two political parties, the Democrats and Republicans, both of which have their own local candidates vying for office in upcoming elections. Every voter in Richwood has an opportunity to cast their ballot and have their voice heard in the upcoming election. With the help of its citizens, Richwood strives to maintain its small-town charm while also ensuring that it keeps up with the times and remains politically engaged in order to best serve its citizens.
The political climate in Richwood, OH is strongly conservative.
Union County, OH is strongly conservative. In Union County, OH 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 33.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richwood, OH is strongly conservative.
Union County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Richwood, 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 Richwood, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $2,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)