Delaware County, Ohio is a vibrant and bustling part of the state. Politically, the county is heavily influenced by its large population of residents who are active in local politics. The county is served by two state senators and four representatives in the Ohio House of Representatives. On a local level, voters in Delaware County can elect nine county commissioners to the Board of Commissioners, as well as several other officials such as sheriff, county attorney, and treasurer. All of these elected officials work together to ensure that Delaware County remains a great place to live for its citizens. In addition, many of these elected offices are held by citizens who have been locally involved in politics for years and are committed to representing the people of Delaware County fairly and effectively.
The political climate in Delaware County, OH is leaning conservative.
In Delaware County, OH 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware County, OH is leaning 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.
Delaware, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Delaware County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,254 contributions totaling $1,494,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,887 contributions totaling $1,745,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)