Bellevue, OH is a small town located just outside of the city of Toledo. It is home to a diverse population that values community service and civic engagement. The local government in Bellevue consists of a mayor and an elected council who are responsible for crafting laws and policies that govern the city. The mayor is elected every four years, and all decisions on matters related to taxation, public safety, infrastructure, services, zoning regulations, etc. are made by the council with input from citizens and other stakeholders. In addition to the local political candidates running for office each election season, Bellevue residents also have the opportunity to engage with their state senators and representatives at the state level. Through these channels citizens can make their voices heard on important issues such as healthcare, education reform, gun control legislation, environmental protection policies and more. Overall, Bellevue has a strong sense of community involvement that leads to positive outcomes for all its residents.
The political climate in Bellevue, OH is moderately conservative.
Sandusky County, OH is strongly conservative. In Sandusky County, OH 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandusky county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.2%.
Sandusky county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellevue, OH is moderately conservative.
Sandusky County, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bellevue, Ohio: r R d d 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 Bellevue, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 591 contributions totaling $49,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $16,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)