Logan County, Ohio is a rural county located in the central portion of the state. The county seat is Bellefontaine and the county is home to approximately 45,000 people. Politics in Logan County have traditionally been dominated by Republicans with a few notable exceptions. Many local issues, such as education, infrastructure, and healthcare are important topics for voters. In recent years, candidates from both major parties have been elected to local offices such as on the Logan County Board of Commissioners and other positions. The county frequently sees close races between Republicans and Democrats due to its diverse demographics. Community members also take part in initiatives such as ballot initiatives to ensure their voices are heard on important issues facing the area.
The political climate in Logan County, OH is very conservative.
In Logan County, OH 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.6%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Logan County, OH is very conservative.
Bellefontaine 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.
Logan, 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 Logan County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 435 contributions totaling $16,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $121,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)