45070 West Elkton, OH is a small unincorporated community located in the southwestern part of Preble County. The local politics in this area are largely driven by the Republican Party, which has held their majority in the county for many years. Most of the candidates running for office have been long-term local residents who understand the needs and values of their constituents. There are also a few independent political candidates offering alternative views on issues that affect the town’s residents. While there is no elected official representing West Elkton at the state level, these local candidates focus on promoting civic engagement and keeping taxes low within their community. These efforts have enabled 45070 West Elkton to remain a small, vibrant community even as larger cities grow around them.
The political climate in Zip 45070 (West Elkton, OH) is very conservative.
Preble County, OH is very conservative. In Preble County, OH 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preble county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.6%.
Preble county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45070 (West Elkton, OH) is very conservative.
West Elkton, Ohio is very conservative.
Preble County, Ohio is very 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.
West Elkton, 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 45070 (West Elkton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)