The Cambridge, OH Metro Area is a city located in Guernsey County in Ohio. The city boasts a diverse population, with a variety of cultures and backgrounds represented. Politically, the area is split between Republicans and Democrats. The city features two local political offices, the Mayor's Office and the City Council. Elections for these positions take place every four years. Issues that are important to the citizens of Cambridge include economic development, public safety, public transportation, infrastructure improvements, environmental sustainability, and access to quality education. In addition to local elections for these offices, residents also vote on initiatives put forth by state and federal representatives as well as ballot measures that could affect the region’s future. Although there are disagreements among parties on various topics, people of all political views come together in order to ensure that their community remains vibrant and prosperous.
The political climate in Cambridge Metro Area is very conservative.
In Cambridge Metro Area 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cambridge metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
The Cambridge metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge 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.
Cambridge, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cambridge Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 453 contributions totaling $27,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $193,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $723 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)