The Mount Vernon, Ohio Metro Area has a rich history of political engagement. The city is the county seat of Knox County, Ohio and is a part of the larger Columbus metropolitan area. The citizens of this area are passionate about their local politics, and elect representatives that represent their needs at the local state and federal level. These representatives are dedicated to maintaining the quality of life in Mount Vernon by improving public services, engaging in meaningful dialogue with their constituents, and advocating for policies that benefit all residents. In addition to these elected officials, community members are actively involved in grassroots efforts such as voter registration drives and holding candidate forums to ensure that their voices are heard in government decisions. All these actions demonstrate a commitment from the citizens of Mount Vernon to engage in meaningful conversations on important topics that affect them directly.
The political climate in Mount Vernon Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mount Vernon Metro Area 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mount Vernon metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.3%.
The Mount Vernon metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon 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.
Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,782 contributions totaling $149,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 993 contributions totaling $8,809,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $8,872 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)