Jamestown, OH is a small town located in the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio. It is a place where people work together to make sure their community stays healthy and vibrant. The politics in Jamestown are largely driven by the local government and its representatives. Since the town is so small, the mayor, council members, and other elected officials are all well-known throughout the town. They strive to bring solutions to problems faced by their constituents and ensure that everyone’s voices are heard. The local government holds public meetings regularly where they discuss topics ranging from taxes to zoning issues. Every election cycle brings new opportunities for local residents to get involved in Jamestown politics as candidates campaign for positions on city council or as mayor. Through these efforts, Jamestown remains a strong community with engaged citizens who work together to make it an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Jamestown, OH is moderately conservative.
Greene County, OH is moderately conservative. In Greene County, OH 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.3%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, OH is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $4,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $2,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)