Clarington, OH is a small town located in the Appalachian mountain range. Politically speaking, Clarington is a conservative area with its citizens largely voting for Republican candidates at both the local and national level. The most recent election saw moderate success for Democratic candidates, with some local races ending in tight margins. Nevertheless, the majority of political power resides with the Republican party in Clarington. Despite this fact, Clarington's citizens are known to be respectful of people from all backgrounds and viewpoints. Additionally, there is a strong sense of community among its residents that often manifests itself through robust civic engagement.
The political climate in Clarington, OH is very conservative.
Monroe County, OH is very conservative. In Monroe County, OH 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.4%.
Monroe county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarington, OH is very conservative.
Monroe County, Ohio 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.
Clarington, Ohio: d D d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Clarington, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)