Williams, OH County is a thriving area that has a strong sense of community. It is an area that prides itself on its local politics. The county has elected several different candidates to represent the county in the state and federal government. The county also elects representatives to its Board of Commissioners who work to ensure fair representation for all residents. Additionally, there are many active political organizations throughout the county, from both sides of the political spectrum. Every election season sees a great deal of involvement from the citizens of Williams, OH County in local politics as they come together to support their chosen candidate or issue. These efforts have resulted in a county that not only has vibrant political discourse, but also one that is well-governed and responsive to its citizens’ needs.
The political climate in Williams County, OH is very conservative.
In Williams County, OH 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.0%.
Williams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williams 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.
Williams, 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 Williams County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $30,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 460 contributions totaling $116,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)