Hardin County, Ohio is an area with a rich history and deep roots in the political landscape of the state. The county is part of the larger northwest region of Ohio, and it has been represented by several prominent political figures throughout its history. Hardin County is home to many different political organizations, from local community groups to national organizations that are involved in both regional and statewide politics. At the local level, Hardin County elects city council members as well as mayors and other officials who will lead the county into the future. Residents of Hardin County are also active in county-level issues such as education reform and environmental protection. There are numerous opportunities for people to become involved in politics at any level in Hardin County, making it a great place for citizens to voice their opinion and take part in deciding how their community moves forward.
The political climate in Hardin County, OH is very conservative.
In Hardin County, OH 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hardin 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.
Hardin, 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 Hardin County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $33,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $53,631 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)