The Bellefontaine, OH Metro Area is home to a vibrant local political scene. There are numerous avenues for citizens to engage in the political process and contribute to the community. From the local town boards and councils that make decisions on zoning and public projects, to state-wide initiatives to support local education, health care, and infrastructure programs, there is no shortage of ways for people in Bellefontaine Metro Area to be involved in politics. The city of Bellefontaine also hosts a wide range of candidates from different political parties who are often visible in the community as they make their case for why they should be elected. It is up to residents to come together and decide who will represent them in local government. With so many opportunities available for citizens to play a part in politics, it’s clear that politics is alive and well in the Bellefontaine metro area.
The political climate in Bellefontaine Metro Area is very conservative.
In Bellefontaine Metro Area 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Bellefontaine metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.6%.
The Bellefontaine metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellefontaine 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.
Bellefontaine, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bellefontaine Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 435 contributions totaling $16,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $121,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)