The small city of Nelsonville, OH (Zip code 45764) is a rural town located in Southeast Ohio. The area is known for its rich cultural history and strong community ties. Despite its small size, Nelsonville plays an important role in local politics within the region. Elections for city council are held every four years, giving residents an opportunity to have a voice in their local government. Local officials strive to ensure that Nelsonville's diverse population is well represented, and work to ensure the prosperity of the community and its citizens. As part of their duties, these officials also focus on promoting economic development and job growth, while preserving the town's unique character and charm. Through these efforts, Nelsonville continues to be a thriving place for both business owners and residents alike.
The political climate in Zip 45764 (Nelsonville, OH) is leaning liberal.
Athens County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Athens County, OH 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Athens county remained strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.6%.
Athens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45764 (Nelsonville, OH) is leaning liberal.
Nelsonville, Ohio is leaning liberal.
Athens County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Athens Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Nelsonville, Ohio: D D D D D D
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 45764 (Nelsonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $11,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $10,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)