Wellston, OH is a small town located in the Midwest part of the United States. It is known for its quaint charm and friendly atmosphere. The town has a strong sense of community and celebrates its local traditions and culture each year. Politically, Wellston is a very diverse area. Residents come from all walks of life and have varying points of view when it comes to politics. Although there are no local political candidates in Wellston, Ohio, residents are still active participants in the political process by voting in national, state, and county elections. Local organizations also work hard to ensure that their voices are heard at the local level. From attending town hall meetings to joining advocacy groups, Wellston citizens strive to be involved in their own community’s politics.
The political climate in Wellston, OH is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, OH is very conservative. In Jackson County, OH 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.4%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellston, OH is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Wellston, 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 Wellston, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $15,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)