45631 Gallipolis, OH is an area with a rich political history. The area is home to many active citizens who are engaged in local politics and community issues. On the national level, it is located in the 9th congressional district of Ohio and currently represented by Republican Representative Bill Johnson. Locally, the city operates under a Mayor-Council form of government with current mayor Michael McCormick holding the office since 2016. This governmental structure allows for residents to voice their concerns and opinions on various issues that affect their daily lives. Through frequent town hall meetings and public forums, residents can become informed of upcoming initiatives and discuss topics such as economic stability, education reform, environmental protection and more. All in all, 45631 Gallipolis is an active place with political discourse at its core.
The political climate in Zip 45631 (Gallipolis, OH) is very conservative.
Gallia County, OH is very conservative. In Gallia County, OH 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.7%.
Gallia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45631 (Gallipolis, OH) is very conservative.
Gallipolis, Ohio is very conservative.
Gallia County, Ohio is very conservative.
Point Pleasant 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.
Gallipolis, 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 45631 (Gallipolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $15,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $30,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)