Vinton County, Ohio is an important part of the state's political landscape. Located in the southeastern corner of the state, it has a long history of Republican voting. The county is made up of several small towns and communities, including McArthur, Zaleski, Wilkesville, and Vinton. It is represented by Congressman Steve Stivers, who was recently re-elected to serve his fourth term. At the local level, there are several county elected officials who work to ensure that Vinton County remains a safe, prosperous place for its citizens. These officials include Sheriff Lanny Northrup, Prosecuting Attorney Justin Estep, Auditor Tom Spitzer and Commissioners Joe Katterheinrich and Hilary Risner. Each of these individuals brings a different background and perspective to their positions in order to provide the best services possible for the residents of Vinton County.
The political climate in Vinton County, OH is very conservative.
In Vinton County, OH 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 22.0%.
Vinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vinton 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.
Vinton, 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 Vinton County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $5,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $25,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)