Bridgeport, OH is part of Harrison County and is a small town with a population of roughly 1,664 people. The county is served by local government representatives from the Republican and Democratic Parties. Currently, the mayor of Bridgeport is Dr. Keith Williams, who was elected to his position in 2019. The city council consists of Tracey D. Miller-Zellars, Janice Gessner, Christopher O’Neil Jr., Brian Hartman, and Joseph Klema. All five members were recently elected to their positions in 2019 as well. These local politicians work together to best serve the people of Bridgeport and the surrounding area to ensure a safe and prosperous community for everyone living there.
The political climate in Zip 43912 (Bridgeport, OH) is strongly conservative.
Belmont County, OH is very conservative. In Belmont County, OH 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belmont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Belmont county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43912 (Bridgeport, OH) is strongly conservative.
Bridgeport, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Belmont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wheeling 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.
Bridgeport, 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 43912 (Bridgeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $3,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $19,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)