Politics: The Importance Of Voting In The United States

It is important for people to make the right choice when voting for political figures. Who people vote for effects everyone. The people we elect to office are going to be there for a while so it’s important that they stand for the right values. The only way we are going to know what they stand for is if we are willing to take the time to research it and find out. If we are going to vote we need to make sure we make an informed vote otherwise we should not vote at all. It is important to know about our district, state, and about how our political figures vote. The district in my area is the sixth district of Ohio. It runs through a part of Mahoning Valley and 325 miles along the Ohio river (The Almanac of American Politics 2016). In the recent political history of district 6 It has voted Republican. In the 2008 presidential election district 6 voted for the Republican candidate John McCain (The Almanac of American Politics 2016). In the 2012 presidential election district 6 voted for the Republican Candidate Mitt Romney (The Almanac of American Politics 2016). Bill Johnson the U.S. Representative for Ohio has won three elections. He is serving …show more content…
In the 2008 Presidential election Ohio voted for Barrack Obama the democratic Candidate (The Almanac of American Politics 2016). Ohio voted for Barrack Obama again in the 2012 Presidential election (The Almanac of American Politics 2016). Since Ohio become a two party system in 1856 there have been 40 presidential elections (Ohio’s History in Presidential Elections). Ohio has voted for the Republican candidate in 28 out of the 40 elections (Ohio’s History in Presidential Elections). Ohio seems to be leaning more towards Republican. The Republican party seems to be dominating the elections in Ohio. While in the most recent Presidential elections Ohio has voted for the democratic candidate they still have a long tradition of voting Republican. I think that Ohio will return to voting Republican as