45370 Spring Valley, OH is a small town located in Greene County. In this small town, local politics are integral to the day-to-day lives of its citizens. Local politics are carried out by elected officials that serve on the town council. The Town Council is responsible for making decisions about spending public money and making laws to ensure the safety and well being of its residents. It also serves as a check against overreaching rules imposed by larger government entities. With a focus on hearing from all voices in the community, Town Council meetings are open to the public so that residents can participate in local decision making. Through initiatives such as these, the Town Council members serve as stewards of Spring Valley's vibrant culture and help create a safe place for everyone to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Zip 45370 (Spring Valley, OH) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, OH is moderately conservative. In Greene County, OH 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.3%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45370 (Spring Valley, OH) is moderately conservative.
Spring Valley, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Spring Valley, 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 45370 (Spring Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $28,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $28,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)