The politics of Licking County, OH are shaped by the values and beliefs of its inhabitants. With a population of 166,492, there is a great diversity in representation across the county. The local political scene is dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties. Republican candidates often focus on issues related to fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention, while Democratic candidates often emphasize social issues such as education funding and health care access. There are also numerous third-party candidates whose platforms often center around different values than those of the two major parties. Local elections typically draw large numbers of voters to the polls, allowing for a robust exchange of ideas on how best to serve the people of Licking County.
The political climate in Licking County, OH is strongly conservative.
In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Licking, 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 Licking County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,525 contributions totaling $362,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,351 contributions totaling $431,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)