In case you haven’t noticed, it has become extremely difficult to get Democrats and Republicans to agree on much of anything at any level of government.

Local, state or federal — it doesn’t seem to matter. The United States of America? Not so much these days.

That makes what Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone has done so utterly remarkable. He has united Mahoning County Democrats and Republicans. Imagine — donkeys and elephants coming together to solve a problem. Have we gone back in time?

Unfortunately for Ciccone, the problem opposing political figures have united against is the embattled clerk of courts himself.

Michael Ciccone has both parties — including his own — calling for his resignation after firing his highly paid deputy clerk, Jennifer J. Ciccone (no relation) last week. It was just the latest in a series of unfortunate news for the elected clerk of courts.

Jennifer Ciccone wasted little time in turning to Facebook to make serious and sordid allegations against her former boss.

The reaction was swift. On Saturday, leadership officials from the Mahoning County Republican Party called for Michael Ciccone’s resignation. A day later, the county Democratic Party announced it would start the process to remove him from office.

Michael Ciccone responded defiantly Sunday in an emailed news release.

“Over the past several weeks, personal matters have unfortunately entered the public sphere,” Ciccone said. “While these challenges have been difficult for me and my family, I want to assure the residents of Mahoning County that the operations of the Clerk of Courts Office continue uninterrupted and remain my top priority.”

Michael Ciccone’s wife, Emily A. Ciccone, was arrested Sept. 25 on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of domestic violence over an alleged incident involving her husband at their home in Austintown.

She pleaded not guilty Sept. 29 to the charge, paid a $3,500 bond and was released from the Mahoning County Jail. She was ordered to have no contact with her husband or their three children for the duration of the case.

Michael Ciccone on Sept. 30 filed a civil protection order against his wife for himself and their children. The order required her to surrender her gun and temporarily invalidated her concealed carry permit.

Emily Ciccone, who was running for an Austintown Township trustee seat, later withdrew from the race.

A police report about the incident detailed deplorable conditions in the Ciccones’ home, along with a heated argument between the couple, who have three children. Michael Ciccone alleged that his wife threw items, including a coffee mug, at him. An officer noticed red scratches on his head and neck, which he alleged were inflicted by his wife.

Michael Ciccone told police he called Jennifer Ciccone to pick him up in order to “alleviate the current argument,” and his wife became “irate” when she heard the conversation.

Last week, charges against Emily Ciccone were dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Visiting Judge Robert Lavery agreed Oct. 14 in Mahoning County Court to drop the first-degree misdemeanor at the request of Traci Timko, the special prosecutor in the case.

Frank Cassese, Ciccone’s attorney, said his client is “pleased with the results.”

Emily Ciccone filed Oct. 7 for divorce from her husband and is seeking custody of their three children.

Before the criminal charge was dismissed, Cassese filed several subpoenas, including any communication between Jennifer J. Ciccone, chief deputy clerk of courts, and her husband, Dan Superak, a Poland Township police officer, as well as between Superak and Austintown police Sgt. Chris Collins, both between Sept. 25 — the day of the alleged incident — and Oct. 10 as well as emergency 911 files, police reports and police body-worn camera footage when officers responded to the Ciccones’ house on South Edgehill Avenue.

As if all of that wasn’t enough, the situation exploded Friday, when Jennifer Ciccone’s firing became public, along with details of a loud disagreement between Michael and Jennifer at Oakhill Renaissance Place on Wednesday and another with his wife at the Mahoning County Courthouse.

It’s no surprise that the county Democratic Party wants to score points during a time of crisis for a political opponent. But the county Republican Party also lacks faith in its own guy’s ability to put out all the fires that have broken out in his private life — regrettably in a very public manner — while doing the job he was elected to do successfully.

“In light of recent revelations concerning Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone, and a lengthy pattern of behavior that has eroded the public trust, it is clear that his conduct is unbecoming of an elected official,” officials said in a social media post.

“The actions attributed to Mr. Ciccone have caused significant harm to public confidence and brought disrepute upon the office he occupies and the Mahoning County Republican Party.”

County GOP officials signing the letter included Tom McCabe, chair, Mahoning County Republican Party; state Rep. Tex Fischer; county Commissioner Geno DiFabio; state Sen. Al Cutrona; Austintown Trustee Robert J. Santos; county Sheriff Jerry Greene; and county Auditor Ralph T. Meacham, according to a recent story.

We agree with them. Michael Ciccone says “the operations of the Clerk of Courts Office continue uninterrupted and remain my top priority.”

We’re not so sure about that.