Bridgeport, OH is a small town located in Belmont County. It is home to a number of small businesses, restaurants, churches and other community amenities. Like many towns in the area, Bridgeport has an active local politics scene. The local government consists of a Mayor and City Council made up of four members elected to four-year terms. The current Mayor is Joe Sixpack and the City Council members are Sandra Smith, John Jones, Dave Johnson and Alice Smith. All of these local politicians are committed to working together to improve the quality of life in Bridgeport for its residents. They have held a number of town halls over the past few years to listen to residents’ concerns on various topics including public safety, infrastructure development and economic growth. With their support, Bridgeport continues to be a vibrant community with a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Bridgeport, OH is moderately conservative.
Belmont County, OH is very conservative. In Belmont County, OH 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belmont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Belmont county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeport, OH is moderately conservative.
Belmont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wheeling 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.
Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $3,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $19,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)