Wellston, OH is a small town in Jackson County with a population of around 4,000 people. It is a close-knit community that has been supported by local politicians for many years. The Mayor is currently Tom Johnson and the city council members are Scott Miller, Tim Johns, Steve White, and Mary Craig. These individuals have shown dedication to the town by listening to its citizens’ concerns and working to improve the quality of life of all who live in Wellston. They have worked hard to bring in new businesses that will provide employment opportunities and improve the economy of the whole county. They also strive to keep taxes low while maintaining adequate services for residents. Additionally, they stay informed on state-level issues so that they can best represent their constituents at these levels as well. All in all, local politics in 45692 Wellston, OH are dedicated and driven by those elected officials who work hard every day to make sure the town is safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 45692 (Wellston, OH) is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, OH is very conservative. In Jackson County, OH 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.4%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45692 (Wellston, OH) is strongly conservative.
Wellston, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Wellston, Ohio: R R R 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 45692 (Wellston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $15,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)