The politics of the Zanesville, OH Metro Area are quite varied and dynamic. There are several local and state-level political candidates running in the area, each with their own platform dedicated to improving the quality of life for its citizens. The residents of Zanesville have a strong belief in civic engagement and strive to ensure that their voices are heard through the voting process. Local elections often draw out high voter participation rates among all different types of people living in the area, creating a vibrant atmosphere of political engagement and debate. Issues that resonate locally can vary from economic development to environmental concerns to education reform, and these topics shape the dynamics between candidates and voters alike. The Metro Area is constantly changing as different initiatives are proposed by both candidates and citizens alike, ensuring that progress is made on a variety of important topics affecting the community.
The political climate in Zanesville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Zanesville Metro Area 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Zanesville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
The Zanesville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zanesville 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.
Zanesville, 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 Zanesville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,192 contributions totaling $65,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 895 contributions totaling $492,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)