The small town of 45745 Lower Salem, OH has a vibrant and engaged political landscape. Although there is no elected mayor, the city operates under a City Council system. This system includes five Council Members who are elected by local citizens to represent their interests in government. Additionally, there are several appointed positions that help to ensure that Lower Salem is running smoothly. There are also active campaigns from candidates vying for political office both at the state and county level, including State Representatives, County Commissioners, and other local offices. The active campaigns help to engage local citizens in the political process and allow them to have their voices heard in the government decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 45745 (Lower Salem, OH) is very conservative.
Washington County, OH is very conservative. In Washington County, OH 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 28.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45745 (Lower Salem, OH) is very conservative.
Lower Salem, Ohio is very conservative.
Washington County, Ohio is very conservative.
Marietta 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.
Lower Salem, 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 45745 (Lower Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)