Henry, OH County has a rich and diverse political landscape, with people from all walks of life contributing to the local government. The county is governed by the Henry County Board of Commissioners, which is comprised of five members who are elected at large for four-year terms. Elections are held in November of each year. Issues that affect the county range from economic development to public safety. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, there are several other elected officials including the Sheriff, Treasurer, Clerk of Courts and Common Pleas Judge. Beyond these positions, there are also many appointed positions within the county government such as department heads and advisory board members. Each position plays an important role in shaping the future of Henry County.
The political climate in Henry County, OH is very conservative.
In Henry County, OH 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.5%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henry 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.
Henry, 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 Henry County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $19,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $42,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)