Richmond, Ohio, located in 43944, is a small city with a population of just under 3,000 people. It is home to a diverse political landscape that includes members of both major parties and unaffiliated voters. During election cycles there are typically several local political candidates vying for the vote of Richmond’s citizens. Popular issues among these candidates are education funding, public safety concerns, economic development initiatives, healthcare standards and social welfare policies. Recently elected officials have made progress on all fronts and have been lauded for their fiscal responsibility. Residents of Richmond also take advantage of larger state-level initiatives such as tax credits for green energy sources and programs which support small businesses. This vibrant political environment ensures that all voices are heard in Richmond and the best interests of the city's citizens are taken into consideration when making decisions
The political climate in Zip 43944 (Richmond, OH) is very 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
Zip 43944 (Richmond, OH) is very conservative.
Richmond, Ohio is very 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.
Richmond, 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 43944 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $80 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $9,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $399 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)