Ironton, OH is a small town of just over 11,000 people located in Lawrence County. It is a community that is proud of its history and dedication to the values of hard work and civic engagement. Local politics in Ironton can be seen through the various events held throughout the year, such as city council meetings and town hall discussions. Additionally, Ironton is home to several organizations that focus on issues relevant to the local community, such as economic development, public safety, and education. The current mayor of Ironton is Rich Blankenship, who was elected in 2017 with nearly 74% of the vote. He has focused his term on creating jobs in the community while also preserving its unique character. Citizens can get involved with local politics by attending political events or joining one of the many local organizations active in Ironton’s political scene.
The political climate in Zip 45638 (Ironton, OH) is strongly 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 45638 (Ironton, OH) is strongly conservative.
Ironton, Ohio is strongly 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.
Ironton, 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 45638 (Ironton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $3,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $19,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)