The politics of the Portsmouth, OH Metro Area are largely governed by local and state positions. The Ohio General Assembly is responsible for lawmaking within the area, with Ohio's senators and representatives representing the people of Portsmouth at the federal level. There are several county-level government entities that help govern policy, such as the Scioto County Board of Commissioners. Additionally, there are a number of city-level offices in which citizens can elect representatives to represent their interests on municipal matters. The majority of elected officials in these roles strive to create policies that will benefit the community and its residents while also taking into consideration the economic wellbeing of the region. As Portsmouth grows and develops in innovative ways, it is likely that new political initiatives will come to fruition in order to underpin continued progress.
The political climate in Portsmouth Metro Area is very conservative.
In Portsmouth Metro Area 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Portsmouth metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 28.3%.
The Portsmouth metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portsmouth 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.
Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,986 contributions totaling $105,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $118,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)