Mercer County, Ohio is an area located in the western portion of the state. It is governed by a board of elected county commissioners who maintain authority over various governmental operations. The emphasis of the county's governing body has been to provide its citizens with quality services and programs. The county has enacted several tax levies to help finance these services, which are designed to improve the quality of life for its residents. Additionally, Mercer County boasts a vibrant political climate; with a variety of candidates from both major and minor parties competing for seats on various local governing bodies. In recent years, policies have been implemented that have helped reduce taxes and spur economic growth in the region, making it an attractive place for businesses to invest in and residents to call home.
The political climate in Mercer County, OH is very conservative.
In Mercer County, OH 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.9%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mercer County, OH is very conservative.
Celina 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.
Mercer, 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 Mercer County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $15,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $77,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)