In 43961 Stratton, OH, politics are an important part of life. The city is represented politically by a mayor and several city council members who are elected by the citizens of Stratton to represent their interests in local government. While the mayor is elected on a nonpartisan basis, each city council member must be affiliated with one of the two major parties. City council meetings are held regularly and provide a platform for citizens to have their voices heard and to discuss important matters such as budgeting, infrastructure projects, local ordinances, and other topics that affect their community. In addition to having a say in local government through voting in local elections, citizens can also stay informed about political issues through attending public events and engaging with their representatives online or via phone or mail.
The political climate in Zip 43961 (Stratton, 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 43961 (Stratton, OH) is very conservative.
Stratton, 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.
Stratton, 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 43961 (Stratton)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)