Lawrence, OH County is a small rural county that is governed by local elected officials. These officials are responsible for creating and implementing laws in the area. The county has several townships with their own governments and councils, as well as a county-wide Board of Commissioners who oversee county matters. Local elections are held each year to decide who will serve on these boards and councils. Lawrence, OH County is known for its strong sense of community, with many residents actively involved in their local politics. Many candidates run on platforms that emphasize traditional values and small government. There is also an active debate over the use of public resources versus private investments in order to promote economic growth and development in the area.
The political climate in Lawrence County, OH is very conservative.
In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Lawrence, 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 Lawrence County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $18,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 448 contributions totaling $76,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)