South Point, OH is a small city with a population of about 8,000 people. It has strong and vibrant political atmosphere that serves to represent the residents of the city. The local government is led by a mayor and several city council members who are responsible for passing laws, managing the budget and addressing the needs of their constituents. Local elections occur every four years in which citizens living in South Point can vote for mayors and other political candidates who will serve as their representatives. Issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and taxes are among the important topics discussed by candidates during these elections. All citizens in South Point should take part in this important process to ensure that their voices are heard in local decisions.
The political climate in South Point, OH is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, OH is very conservative. In Lawrence County, OH 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Point, OH is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Ohio is very conservative.
Huntington-Ashland 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.
South Point, 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 South Point, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $20,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $62,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)