The town of Laura, Ohio (45337) is a small, rural community located in the southwestern part of the state. The town has a population of just over 500 people and is primarily comprised of farmers and small business owners. It is an important part of the local economy and is known for its strong sense of community spirit. When it comes to politics, Laura is considered to be quite conservative with most locals supporting Republican candidates during elections. While there may not be any locally elected representatives at this time, many residents take part in local government meetings which are held regularly to discuss topics such as infrastructure improvements and economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 45337 (Laura, OH) is very conservative.
Miami County, OH is very conservative. In Miami County, OH 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.0%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45337 (Laura, OH) is very conservative.
Laura, Ohio is very conservative.
Miami 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.
Laura, 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 45337 (Laura)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)