The small town of Benton Ridge, OH (45816) is a typical rural community with an active local government. Though there are no major political candidates from the area, many residents take part in local politics and have a vested interest in their community. Local government meetings are regularly held to discuss issues such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and zoning laws. Additionally, members of the community work together to participate in initiatives such as beautification projects and volunteerism efforts. All of this helps to create a sense of pride within the town and ensures that everyone has a voice in what happens within it.
The political climate in Zip 45816 (Benton Ridge, OH) is very conservative.
Hancock County, OH is very conservative. In Hancock County, OH 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.3%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45816 (Benton Ridge, OH) is very conservative.
Benton Ridge, Ohio is very conservative.
Hancock County, Ohio is very conservative.
Findlay 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.
Benton Ridge, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 45816 (Benton Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)