The politics in Pottery Addition, OH is a lively and constantly shifting field. Many candidates from various political backgrounds come out of the area to represent its citizens at the local and state level. The main issues that have been driving local politics recently are education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Every election cycle brings new faces into office who are looking to make a positive impact on their communities. With the diversity of opinions and perspectives represented at the polls, it's clear why so many Pottery Addition residents care about their local politics. It's also no surprise that the people of Pottery Addition take pride in their politicians and hold them to high standards when it comes to tackling the pressing issues facing their community.
The political climate in Pottery Addition, OH is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, OH is very conservative. In Jefferson County, OH 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.0%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pottery Addition, OH is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville 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.
Pottery Addition, Ohio: d d d 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 Pottery Addition, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $10,782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $107,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)