The Plains, Ohio is a small city located in Athens County. It has a rich history and a tight-knit community that prides itself on its local politics. The city is home to many state and national political figures who have represented the area and its citizens over the years. Currently, there are several local representatives who serve the city and surrounding areas in their respective roles. These include representatives from both major political parties that are passionate about representing the rights of all individuals living in The Plains, OH 45780. They strive to ensure that their constituents have access to quality services that will help them lead meaningful and productive lives within the community.
The political climate in Zip 45780 (The Plains, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45780 (The Plains, OH) is somewhat liberal.
The Plains, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
The Plains, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 45780 (The Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $5,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)