Monroe, OH County is a thriving and diverse community in the heart of Ohio. It is home to a wide variety of people, cultures, and businesses that contribute to its growth and prosperity. Politically, Monroe leans Democratic with an active local political scene featuring several candidates running for office every election cycle. The county offers opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics by attending town hall meetings or participating in candidate forums. These events provide a great opportunity to learn more about the issues facing our community and the visions of our local politicians. Additionally, Monroe has robust voter turnout each election cycle thanks to its passionate and engaged citizenry who exercise their right to vote and make their voices heard on important matters. By supporting local candidates that work hard for their constituents and staying informed on policy issues, Monroe County residents can do their part to shape the political landscape of our community into one that benefits us all.
The political climate in Monroe County, OH is very conservative.
In Monroe County, OH 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.4%.
Monroe county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe 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.
Monroe, Ohio: d D d 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 Monroe County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $11,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $35,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)