Fort Recovery is a small town located in Mercer County, Ohio, with a population of around 1,500 residents. Politics in the area are shaped by local political candidates who focus on issues important to the community such as improving public education, creating jobs and economic development, and protecting the environment. Politicians in Fort Recovery have worked together to create policies that benefit all residents and contribute to preserving the town's rural character. The most recent election in 2018 saw incumbents retain their seats on both the village council and school board. The winners focused on addressing long-term issues like infrastructure improvements and increasing access to high speed internet. This election created an opportunity for new leadership to shape local policy in Fort Recovery, creating positive change for the future of the community.
The political climate in Zip 45846 (Fort Recovery, OH) is very conservative.
Mercer County, OH is very conservative. In Mercer County, OH 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.9%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45846 (Fort Recovery, OH) is very conservative.
Fort Recovery, Ohio is very conservative.
Mercer County, Ohio is very conservative.
Celina 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.
Fort Recovery, 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 45846 (Fort Recovery)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $36,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $670 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)