Allen County, Ohio has a diverse political landscape that affects the lives of its citizens. The county is largely Democratic but also includes a sizable Republican population. Locally, the County Commission and many local government offices, such as Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Auditor, Treasurer, Commissioner of Public Records and Clerk of Court are elected by popular vote. These officials work together to ensure that all residents of Allen County are adequately represented and their voices heard in decisions affecting their community. Furthermore, numerous public forums allow citizens to debate important issues and make their opinions known. Through these initiatives, Allen County ensures that each local citizen can help shape the future and direction of their county’s politics.
The political climate in Allen County, OH is very conservative.
In Allen County, OH 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.4%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allen County, OH is very conservative.
Lima 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.
Allen, 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 Allen County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,571 contributions totaling $101,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,070 contributions totaling $397,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)