The Marietta, OH Metro Area is full of vibrant and active political communities. Local elections are held in the area every year, with several candidates running for various positions such as mayor, city council, school board members, and other local government roles. Many of these candidates work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met and that the community remains a safe and prosperous place for everyone who lives there. The area values transparency in government, and residents are encouraged to become involved in civic activities such as attending town hall meetings or joining local committees. Residents have also been known to volunteer on campaigns for local candidates that they support or believe in. Political awareness is high in the Marietta Metro Area, with citizens from all walks of life taking part in local politics and ensuring their voices are heard.
The political climate in Marietta Metro Area is very conservative.
In Marietta Metro Area 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Marietta metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.8%.
The Marietta metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marietta 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.
Marietta, 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 Marietta Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,068 contributions totaling $81,754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 827 contributions totaling $401,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)