Hocking County, Ohio is a rural area located in the Appalachian region of the state. The county has a long history of local politics and is home to numerous small towns and unincorporated communities. As such, it can be difficult for residents to keep up with all the current political candidates and their respective agendas. Despite this, many local citizens are engaged in civic matters, attending public meetings and participating in town-wide discussions. Recently, there has been an increase in engagement on both the local and state level as more people become aware of their role in the civic process. The county has seen a number of initiatives, such as increased funding for schools and infrastructure projects that would benefit everyone in the county. Residents also have access to various resources where they can find information about upcoming elections and how to get involved in the political process. Hocking is truly a great place to live if you wish to become an informed citizen who actively participates in democracy.
The political climate in Hocking County, OH is very conservative.
In Hocking County, OH 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hocking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.0%.
Hocking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hocking County, OH is very conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Hocking, 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 Hocking County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $24,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $17,738 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)