Ray, Ohio is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. Politically, it is a conservative area that has traditionally supported Republican candidates in local and state level elections. In recent years, however, there has been an increase in support for Democratic candidates in the area as many citizens have become increasingly interested in progressive causes such as environmental protection and workers’ rights. Local ballot initiatives have been successful in passing reforms to bring about change for the betterment of their community. The main issue facing Ray residents today is maintaining their rural roots and supporting local businesses while still embracing economic growth and development. Despite the divided political climate, most locals are united in wanting what is best for their town.
The political climate in Zip 45672 (Ray, OH) is very conservative.
Vinton County, OH is very conservative. In Vinton County, OH 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 22.0%.
Vinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45672 (Ray, OH) is very conservative.
Ray, Ohio is very conservative.
Vinton 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.
Ray, 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 45672 (Ray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $9,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)