The politics in the Salem, OH Metro Area are largely influenced by local government and the decisions made by those who are in office. Local political candidates are chosen from a variety of local parties, each fighting for their respective ideologies to be represented in the city. There are also numerous special interest groups that work with local candidates to ensure their voices are heard. Issues such as economic growth and development, education reform, public safety and infrastructure maintenance are just some of the issues that citizens of this area face on a daily basis. The goal of these political parties is to create policies and initiatives that benefit all citizens, regardless of race or background. It is important for citizens to be aware of what their representatives stand for so they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Salem Metro Area is very conservative.
In Salem Metro Area 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Salem metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.7%.
The Salem metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem 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.
Salem, 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 Salem Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 799 contributions totaling $64,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 968 contributions totaling $343,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)