Port Jefferson, OH is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. The town has a strong sense of community and its residents take pride in their local government and representatives. The political landscape in Port Jefferson is comprised of several local officials that strive to promote civic engagement and enact policies that benefit the citizens of the town. Local representatives are active in seeking solutions to challenges that face the town, such as improving infrastructure, cultivating economic growth, and promoting tourism. Residents are engaged citizens who vote in local elections and attend community meetings to voice their opinions on key issues. With its focus on progress and transparency, the politics of Port Jefferson is an example for other small towns across America.
The political climate in Port Jefferson, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, OH is very conservative. In Shelby County, OH 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Jefferson, OH is very conservative.
Shelby County, Ohio is very conservative.
Sidney 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.
Port Jefferson, 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 Port Jefferson, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 389 contributions totaling $25,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $231,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)