Columbiana County, Ohio is a vibrant and diverse community. Politically, the county leans moderately conservative and tends to favor Republican candidates in elections. The local government of Columbiana County is committed to providing high-quality services for its residents and promoting economic development. With an emphasis on openness and transparency, county officials strive to keep residents informed on important issues and encourage public involvement in the decision-making process. The Columbiana County Board of Commissioners meets regularly to discuss current matters and review policy initiatives, while also taking into account input from the public. Furthermore, the local political scene has been further enriched with competitive races for many elected positions in recent years, as citizens have an opportunity to choose from a wide variety of candidates who represent different views and interests.
The political climate in Columbiana County, OH is very conservative.
In Columbiana County, OH 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbiana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.7%.
Columbiana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbiana County, OH is very conservative.
Salem 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.
Columbiana, 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 Columbiana County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 799 contributions totaling $64,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 968 contributions totaling $343,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)