Mechanicsburg, OH is a small town with a population of just over 6,500 people. Although it is a relatively small community, the politics of Mechanicsburg are an important part of its civic life. The town is served by a mayor and four council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Each year local elections take place for candidates running for office in Mechanicsburg. The issues tackled by these local officials include things such as safety, zoning, tax laws, and budgeting initiatives that impact the local residents. It is important that all citizens exercise their right to vote and make their voices heard when selecting candidates for mayoral and council positions in Mechanicsburg. Through the election process, Mechanicburg's citizens can ensure that their leaders are representing them properly and making decisions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 43044 (Mechanicsburg, OH) is very conservative.
Champaign County, OH is very conservative. In Champaign County, OH 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Champaign county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.3%.
Champaign county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43044 (Mechanicsburg, OH) is very conservative.
Mechanicsburg, Ohio is very conservative.
Champaign County, Ohio is very conservative.
Urbana 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.
Mechanicsburg, 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 43044 (Mechanicsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $6,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)