Rutland, OH is a small town located in central Ohio. It is known for its rural atmosphere and close-knit community. Politics in Rutland are largely based around local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The town is represented in the Ohio House of Representatives by Representative Bob Cupp, who has served the district since 2011 and currently serves as Speaker of the House. In addition to Rep. Cupp, there are several other local politicians that make up the government of Rutland including Mayor Joe Moroski and City Council members Garry Blount, Marie Stebbins, Larry White, and Dan Gilkerson. All five representatives strive to ensure that Rutland remains a safe and prosperous place for its residents.
The political climate in Rutland, OH is strongly conservative.
Meigs County, OH is very conservative. In Meigs County, OH 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meigs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.7%.
Meigs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutland, OH is strongly conservative.
Meigs County, Ohio 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.
Rutland, 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 Rutland, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)