Etna, OH is a small town in Ohio that is part of the Licking County area. Politically, it leans towards the Republican party and much of its population is conservative-minded. In recent years, the local elections have seen a surge in candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties vying for positions within the community. Issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, and infrastructure have been primary topics of debate during election cycles. The local government also pays close attention to building successful relationships with businesses in the area as well as promoting sustainable development initiatives throughout Etna. Overall, Etna has a strong political presence with ongoing debates and constituent participation in local elections each year.
The political climate in Etna, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, OH is strongly conservative. In Licking County, OH 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Licking county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.0%.
Licking county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Etna, OH is strongly conservative.
Licking County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Etna, 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 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 Etna, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 653 contributions totaling $48,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $30,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)