Paulding County in Ohio is a great place to live and work. The county has a rich history and many points of interest. When it comes to politics, Paulding County is home to a diverse range of political views. The county regularly votes for local and state officials from both major political parties, as well as independent candidates. Paulding County also has several active grassroots organizations that work to increase civic engagement and make sure their voices are heard in the political process. These organizations are dedicated to making sure their elected officials are held accountable for their decisions, and serve as an important part of the democratic process in the county.
The political climate in Paulding County, OH is very conservative.
In Paulding County, OH 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Paulding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.3%.
Paulding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paulding County, OH is very conservative.
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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.
Paulding, 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 Paulding County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $3,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $105,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $557 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)