Southington, OH is a small rural town in 44470 that has a long history of local politics. Like many towns in the area, the local politics of Southington revolves around issues such as taxes, zoning laws, public safety and education. Issues such as the annual budget and property tax rates are major sources of debate for residents. Elected officials in Southington include the mayor and city council members who work together to determine how best to manage the resources and services provided to the community. Current topics of discussion range from economic development initiatives to infrastructure improvements. The citizens of Southington take an active role in local politics by attending town meetings and participating in voting during elections. In addition to local candidates running for office, there are also state representatives who advocate on behalf of residents at the state level. With a shared commitment to community service and progress, residents of Southington strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 44470 (Southington, OH) is moderately conservative.
Trumbull County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Trumbull County, OH 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trumbull county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Trumbull county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44470 (Southington, OH) is moderately conservative.
Southington, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Trumbull County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Southington, Ohio: D D D D 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 44470 (Southington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $1,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $8,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)