Williamsport, OH is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is a quaint and peaceful place, with friendly locals and plenty to do. Despite its size, Williamsport has many local political organizations that are actively engaged in local politics. The town has a mayor and a city council comprised of six members who are elected by the citizens of Williamsport every two years. Issues such as education, infrastructure, taxes, public safety, economic development, and community growth are discussed and debated at meetings held throughout the year. There are also various special interest groups that work to ensure their rights are respected and their interests are protected. In addition to these groups, there is a political party system in Williamsport which helps to shape the direction of local politics. Mayoral candidates from all parties can be seen stumping for votes during elections and engaging with residents through town halls or other events year-round. All together these different organizations serve as the foundation for lively and vibrant political discourse within this small but vibrant Ohio town.
The political climate in Williamsport, OH is very conservative.
Pickaway County, OH is very conservative. In Pickaway County, OH 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pickaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 25.8%.
Pickaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsport, OH is very conservative.
Pickaway County, Ohio is very conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Williamsport, 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 Williamsport, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $1,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)