The politics of 45843 Forest, OH are shaped by its small population and local government. The city is served by a mayor and council members elected every four years. Local residents have the opportunity to shape their community's future by electing candidates who share their values and vision for the city. In recent years, there has been a focus on economic development, making sure public services are running efficiently, and ensuring basic infrastructure needs are met. Residents have access to resources such as town hall meetings and local voting rights which allow them to stay informed and take part in the political process. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of 45843 Forest to ensure their community remains on a path towards progress.
The political climate in Zip 45843 (Forest, OH) is very conservative.
Hardin County, OH is very conservative. In Hardin County, OH 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45843 (Forest, OH) is very conservative.
Forest, Ohio is very conservative.
Hardin County, Ohio is very conservative.
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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.
Forest, 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 45843 (Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)