Wilkesville, OH is a small town located in Southern Ohio. As such, its politics are reflective of the values and beliefs of its population. In Wilkesville, local politics tend to focus on issues such as education funding, public safety, and economic growth. As a result of these topics garnering the most attention, the people of Wilkesville have elected officials from both major political parties to represent their interests in local government. Even with representatives from both sides of the aisle, Wilkesville remains a largely conservative area when it comes to political beliefs. Ultimately, this leads to policies that favor traditional values while prioritizing fiscal responsibility and fostering an environment for economic growth.
The political climate in Wilkesville, OH is very conservative.
Vinton County, OH is very conservative. In Vinton County, OH 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 22.0%.
Vinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilkesville, OH is very conservative.
Vinton 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.
Wilkesville, 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 Wilkesville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)