Thurston, Ohio is located in Columbus, Ohio and is a small town with a strong sense of community. The politics in Thurston are focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and job growth. Politicians in Thurston work hard to ensure that the community's needs are met while keeping taxes low and managing government spending responsibly. Local politicians have also sought to create a healthier environment by encouraging green initiatives such as energy efficiency and pollution reduction. Community members regularly attend city council meetings to voice their opinions on current issues and discuss how the city can be improved. Overall, Thurstonites take great pride in their civic responsibility and share a desire to keep the town strong and prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Thurston, OH is strongly conservative.
Fairfield County, OH is moderately conservative. In Fairfield County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.5%.
Fairfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thurston, OH is strongly conservative.
Fairfield County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Thurston, 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 Thurston, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)