Darke County, Ohio is a rural county located in the Midwest. It is known for its agricultural industry, which plays an important role in the local economy. The county has a strong presence of conservative values, making it a Republican stronghold. Local politics are dominated by the Republican party, and they have had control over county offices since the 1990s. As such, local elections tend to be largely predictable, with most of the candidates running on similar platforms and supporting similar policies. Despite this homogeneity in political thought, there are still some differences between candidates as well as various levels of interest among residents in participating in county-level politics. The overwhelming majority of Darke County residents support conservative beliefs, but there is still room for those with different opinions to make their voices heard during election season.
The political climate in Darke County, OH is very conservative.
In Darke County, OH 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Darke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.4%.
Darke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Darke County, OH is very conservative.
Greenville 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.
Darke, 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 Darke County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $12,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 312 contributions totaling $63,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)