Bellville, OH is a small town located in the midwestern United States. It is home to a population of around 6,000 people and is an active member of the local community. Although there are no local political candidates here, Bellville does have its own mayor and city council that are responsible for setting policies and laws that affect the town. The mayor is elected by popular vote every four years and is currently John Smith. The city council consists of five members who all serve four year terms as well. Together, they work to ensure that Bellville remains a safe and welcoming place for everyone who lives here. Additionally, they also support initiatives to help local businesses grow in order to provide more opportunities for citizens.
The political climate in Bellville, OH is strongly conservative.
Richland County, OH is very conservative. In Richland County, OH 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.4%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellville, OH is strongly conservative.
Richland County, Ohio is very conservative.
Mansfield 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.
Bellville, 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 Bellville, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 391 contributions totaling $30,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 441 contributions totaling $72,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)