Pickaway County, Ohio is a rural county with a population of approximately 55,000 people. Located in the south-central region of the state, Pickaway County is home to a variety of businesses and organizations that contribute to the economy and quality of life in the area. Despite its rural character, politically active citizens in Pickaway County remain involved in local politics. Voter turnout is high for local elections, especially during presidential years when the county often votes Republican. Several political candidates have run for local offices over the past few election cycles, representing both major political parties. These candidates have focused their campaigns on issues such as economic growth, job creation, education reform and improving access to health care. As residents continue to pay attention to local politics and choose which candidate will best represent their interests and values, Pickaway County remains an example of engaged citizens actively participating in democracy.
The political climate in Pickaway County, OH is very conservative.
In Pickaway County, OH 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.8%.
Pickaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pickaway County, OH is very 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.
Pickaway, 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 Pickaway County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 714 contributions totaling $52,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $55,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)