Zoar, OH is a small village located in Tuscarawas County. It has a rich history that dates back to 1817, when a group of German Separatists founded the village. Despite its small size and population, Zoar remains a vibrant and active community with an active political life. Politically, the town leans slightly to the right but is generally quite moderate in terms of party affiliation. There are several local candidates running for office in recent elections, representing both major parties as well as smaller ones such as the Libertarian Party and Green Party. These candidates are focused on preserving local traditions while also taking steps towards modernizing the village and addressing important issues like poverty and infrastructure development. Residents of Zoar can look forward to more exciting events and debates in the upcoming election season as various candidates work to earn their vote and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zoar, OH is strongly conservative.
Tuscarawas County, OH is very conservative. In Tuscarawas County, OH 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscarawas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.2%.
Tuscarawas county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zoar, OH is strongly conservative.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio is very conservative.
New Philadelphia-Dover 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.
Zoar, Ohio: r R d 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 Zoar, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $29,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)