45380 Versailles, OH is a small town located in Darke County. Despite its small size, the local political scene is very active. Every two years local citizens head to the polls to elect their representatives, from mayors to school board members and beyond, who shape the future of the community. Local candidates put forth their platforms on important issues such as job creation, infrastructure development, and education and strive to make 45380 Versailles, OH a better place for its residents. The town's politics have been dominated by the Republican Party for many years with varying degrees of success. Although no particular party has absolute control over the political landscape of 45380 Versailles, OH it is clear that locals take an active interest in having their voices heard through their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 45380 (Versailles, OH) is very conservative.
Darke County, OH is very conservative. In Darke County, OH 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Darke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.4%.
Darke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45380 (Versailles, OH) is very conservative.
Versailles, Ohio is very conservative.
Darke County, Ohio is very conservative.
Greenville 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.
Versailles, 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 45380 (Versailles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $20,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)