In Athens, Ohio, 45701, politics is an important part of the city's landscape. The local government is comprised of a mayor and six city council members elected by the residents. Each year, citizens have a chance to cast their ballots for candidates who promise to support and improve their community. Currently, there are several candidates running for mayor and city council positions in Athens. These include Dianna Driskell-Hall, Shannon Laudick, Rachel Hollizer, and Nick Evans. All four of these candidates bring unique perspectives and ideas to the table that will help Athens become an even better place to live and work. As residents of Athens, it is important for us to get involved in our local politics so that we can create a city that reflects our values and desires.
The political climate in Zip 45701 (Athens, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45701 (Athens, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Athens, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Athens, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 45701 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,306 contributions totaling $401,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $52,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)