Holmes County, OH is a small rural area located in the Northeastern part of Ohio. Despite its small size, it is an active political region with several different local political organizations and candidates that are vying for office. There are several qualified individuals running for office in Holmes County. Issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and healthcare will be at the forefront of the election cycle this year. The residents of Holmes County have always been politically engaged and take part in a variety of civic activities to ensure their voices are heard. As we enter the 2020 election season, many locals are paying close attention to the candidates and their platforms so they can make an informed decision on who they will vote for come November.
The political climate in Holmes County, OH is very conservative.
In Holmes County, OH 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holmes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.4%.
Holmes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holmes 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.
Holmes, 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 Holmes County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $48,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 599 contributions totaling $141,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)