The politics in Dupont, OH are centered around the local government. The Town of Dupont is governed by a Mayor and five Council Members, who are all elected on a nonpartisan ballot. The town is split into two wards for voting and political purposes. Representatives from each ward serve on Council and the Mayor is elected at-large. There are also various committees focused on different aspects of town life, such as public safety, infrastructure, parks and recreation, and more. Local elections typically focus on issues such as taxes, school funding, economic development initiatives, and public safety programs. The Town of Dupont also participates in countywide political initiatives to ensure its citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Dupont, OH is very conservative.
Putnam County, OH is very conservative. In Putnam County, OH 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 16.0%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dupont, OH is very conservative.
Putnam County, Ohio 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.
Dupont, 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 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 Dupont, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)