Nelsonville, OH is a small city located in southeastern Ohio. It has a rich history and civic pride, making it an attractive destination for both visitors and residents alike. Politically, the city is part of Athens County in the 15th district of the Ohio Senate, represented by Senator Bob Peterson. Nelsonville is also part of the 94th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, with current representative Ryan Smith representing the city's interests in Columbus. On a local level, Nelsonville is governed by its City Council – currently composed of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The City Council meets regularly at City Hall to discuss issues pertinent to Nelsonville and to make decisions on how best to serve its citizens and visitors.
The political climate in Nelsonville, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nelsonville, OH is leaning liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Nelsonville, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 Nelsonville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $11,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $10,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)