Russia, OH is a small village located in Shelby County, Ohio. It has a population of just over 700 people and is known for its quiet atmosphere. Though it may be small, the town has an important place in local politics. Every two years there are elections held to elect representatives for the village council. The council consists of five members who work together to make decisions about the town’s operations, infrastructure, and overall development. Over the years many candidates have come forward to represent their constituents on the village council. These candidates are usually local residents with deep ties to the community who have experience with public service and possess a passion for making Russia a better place to live. Through these efforts, the citizens of Russia have been able to maintain an active role in regional politics and ensure that their voices will be heard on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Russia, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, OH is very conservative. In Shelby County, OH 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russia, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, Ohio is very conservative.
Sidney 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.
Russia, 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 Russia, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $8,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $4,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $531 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)