Ashtabula County, Ohio is an area with a rich history of political involvement. Its diverse population and communities have produced many leaders in the county's government over the years. The county has seen its share of progressive initiatives, including the revitalization of downtown Ashtabula to create an atmosphere of collaboration and involvement in local government. The current board of commissioners is made up of four members, who are responsible for managing the departments and functions of the county. Additionally, Ashtabula County elects a mayor every four years, as well as representatives for both state and federal offices. Each election cycle brings competitive races at all levels that make sure residents’ voices are heard when it comes to decisions affecting their lives.
The political climate in Ashtabula County, OH is moderately conservative.
In Ashtabula County, OH 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashtabula county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.3%.
Ashtabula county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashtabula County, OH is moderately conservative.
Ashtabula Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ashtabula, Ohio: d d D D 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 Ashtabula County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,565 contributions totaling $84,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $154,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)