Ross County, OH is a largely rural county located in the southern part of the state. The county has a strong agricultural economy and a small but vibrant population. Politically, Ross County leans Republican, with most local races being dominated by GOP candidates. However, Democrats have some history of success in some areas, particularly in local school board seats. A variety of candidates from both parties have run for office in recent years and continue to do so on a regular basis. It is also important to note that while party affiliation plays an important role in local politics, there are often issues that transcend party lines. Local residents take part in both Democratic and Republican primaries to decide who will represent them at all levels of government, from town council races to statewide contests.
The political climate in Ross County, OH is very conservative.
In Ross County, OH 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ross county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 31.6%.
Ross county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ross County, OH is very conservative.
Chillicothe 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.
Ross, 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 Ross County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,004 contributions totaling $59,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 472 contributions totaling $94,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)