The small town of 44866 Polk, OH is a tight-knit community where the residents care deeply for one another and their environment. In terms of politics, the people of 44866 Polk tend to follow the national trend when it comes to their views. Over the years, various local candidates have come up to run for office and represent the interests of this community. Issues such as education, healthcare, environmental protection, and economic growth are all discussed in local political circles. While not every candidate may be well-known on the national stage, they are respected within 44866 Polk and they fight hard to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 44866 (Polk, OH) is very conservative.
Ashland County, OH is very conservative. In Ashland County, OH 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 24.8%.
Ashland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44866 (Polk, OH) is very conservative.
Polk, Ohio is very conservative.
Ashland County, Ohio is very conservative.
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.
Polk, 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 44866 (Polk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)