45133 Hillsboro, OH is a small rural town in the southwestern part of the state. The area has a strong agricultural tradition and has long been a hub for farming and other related businesses. The town's politics are generally associated with conservative values and local issues such as taxes, education, and economic development are often at the forefront of debate for political candidates. Local elections usually feature candidates from both Republican and Democratic parties vying for seats on the local council or school board. Political campaigns tend to focus on the needs of the residents in this rural community while also taking into account bigger-picture issues like how to keep businesses in Hillsboro or attract new ones to increase employment opportunities. The importance of supporting small farms is another prevalent theme, as well as increasing funding to improve schools and public safety initiatives. Candidates typically try to make their case to voters by emphasizing how their policies would benefit Hillsboro’s citizens.
The political climate in Zip 45133 (Hillsboro, OH) is very conservative.
Highland County, OH is very conservative. In Highland County, OH 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Highland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.3%.
Highland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45133 (Hillsboro, OH) is very conservative.
Hillsboro, Ohio is very conservative.
Highland 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.
Hillsboro, 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 45133 (Hillsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 866 contributions totaling $35,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $25,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)