Philo, OH is a small rural town located in Muskingum County. Though its population of just over 2,000 people keeps it relatively quiet compared to larger cities, Philo takes the subject of politics very seriously. The town is represented at the local level by two state representatives: Representatives Jay Edwards and Brian Hill. Both are long-time residents of the area and have served on the Muskingum County Board of Education since 2017. They are passionate about improving education and job opportunities for their constituents as well as protecting the environment and preserving the natural beauty of Muskingum County. At the county level, Philo also has a number of elected officials including Sheriff Matt Lutz, Treasurer Michaela Wise-Morse, Prosecuting Attorney Mike Haddox, and Commissioner Diane Carnes. All are dedicated to making sure that Philo鈥檚 citizens have access to all of their rights and services they need.
The political climate in Zip 43771 (Philo, OH) is very conservative.
Muskingum County, OH is very conservative. In Muskingum County, OH 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskingum county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Muskingum county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43771 (Philo, OH) is very conservative.
Philo, Ohio is very conservative.
Muskingum County, Ohio is very conservative.
Zanesville 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.
Philo, 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 43771 (Philo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $9,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)