The small town of Bergholz, OH is located in Jefferson County. It has a population of approximately 686 people and is a rural community with many family farms in the area. Political representation for the town is provided by its local representatives in the Ohio General Assembly. The current state senator representing the district that includes Bergholz is Scott Oelslager, who was first appointed to his post in 2017. He is heavily involved in advocating for agriculture industries and economic development within his district, and has been praised for championing legislation to support veterans' healthcare benefits and reducing tax burdens on small businesses. He works closely with local officials to ensure that all residents of Bergholz have access to quality public services such as schools, water systems, roads, and more. Additionally, there are several local political candidates running for office in Bergholz this year who are eager to serve their constituents and make positive change for their community.
The political climate in Zip 43908 (Bergholz, 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 43908 (Bergholz, OH) is very conservative.
Bergholz, 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.
Bergholz, 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 43908 (Bergholz)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)