The politics in Port Washington, Ohio are largely influenced by local and national elections. With the 2020 Presidential Election coming up in November, residents of 43837 Port Washington, OH have the opportunity to cast their ballots for a number of candidates. The Ohio State Legislature is also home to members from the area who work to ensure that all citizens are represented properly. On the local level, there are local school board and city council elections being held this year as well. These provide residents with an opportunity to make their voice heard on issues that directly affect them such as taxes, public safety initiatives, and educational budgeting decisions. All of these elections provide the citizens of Port Washington with an opportunity for meaningful participation in democracy and to shape their community’s present and future.
The political climate in Zip 43837 (Port Washington, OH) is very conservative.
Tuscarawas County, OH is very conservative. In Tuscarawas County, OH 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscarawas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.2%.
Tuscarawas county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43837 (Port Washington, OH) is very conservative.
Port Washington, Ohio is very conservative.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio is very conservative.
New Philadelphia-Dover 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.
Port Washington, Ohio: r R 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 43837 (Port Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $3,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)