Chesapeake, Ohio is located in Lawrence County and has a population of around 5,000 people. It is a peaceful, small town known for its vibrant community spirit and strong sense of camaraderie among its residents. Although Chesapeake does not have any local political candidates running for office, the town is still deeply involved in politics. The main issues at the forefront of the political discussions are economic development, health care accessibility, school safety initiatives and infrastructure investments. Citizens are passionate about participating in the democratic process by voting in every election and voicing their opinion on matters they feel are important to the future of Chesapeake. In addition to participating in elections, members of the community often get involved in local advocacy campaigns that work to ensure their voices are heard by government officials when it comes to decision-making regarding the city’s future.
The political climate in Zip 45619 (Chesapeake, OH) is very conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45619 (Chesapeake, OH) is very conservative.
Chesapeake, Ohio is very conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
Chesapeake, 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 45619 (Chesapeake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,546 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $7,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)