West Portsmouth, OH is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. Politics in West Portsmouth are typically conservative, with most people supporting a Republican candidate in local and national elections. The town has had a long history of being represented by members of the GOP in the Ohio House and Senate, including former Governor John Kasich. Issues that are important to the residents of West Portsmouth include economic development, education, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Local government is led by an elected mayor and city council who work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services. There is also a dedicated police force that works diligently to keep the streets safe and to protect the rights of all citizens.
The political climate in West Portsmouth, OH is strongly conservative.
Scioto County, OH is very conservative. In Scioto County, OH 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scioto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 28.3%.
Scioto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Portsmouth, OH is strongly conservative.
Scioto County, Ohio is very conservative.
Portsmouth 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.
West Portsmouth, 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 West Portsmouth, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $2,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $6,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)