Steubenville, OH is a small city located in Jefferson County, Ohio. It is home to a population of approximately 18,000 people and has a strong sense of tradition and community among its residents. The politics in Steubenville are rooted in the issues that matter most to its citizens. These include ensuring economic development and job opportunities for local businesses, promoting public safety initiatives, and providing access to quality education for all students. Additionally, local civic leaders strive to ensure that government resources are fairly distributed among all members of the community, regardless of race or socioeconomic status. The city council works hard to ensure that Steubenville remains a welcoming place for all who reside here by making decisions based on the input of citizens and stakeholders alike. Local political candidates work hard to represent the views of their constituents while addressing current issues with thoughtful solutions.
The political climate in Steubenville, OH is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, OH is very conservative. In Jefferson County, OH 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.0%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Steubenville, OH is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Steubenville, Ohio: d d d 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 Steubenville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 490 contributions totaling $24,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 475 contributions totaling $199,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)