Powhatan Point, OH is a small town located in eastern Ohio. It is a rural area known for its farming industry and a strong sense of community. The politics of Powhatan Point are largely based around issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Local candidates have different points of view on these topics and work to represent the interests of their constituents. Citizens participate actively in elections and discussion about local politics. There have been initiatives to bring more business into the town and improve infrastructure in recent years, all of which have been widely supported by Powhatan Point residents.
The political climate in Powhatan Point, OH is strongly conservative.
Belmont County, OH is very conservative. In Belmont County, OH 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Belmont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.6%.
Belmont county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powhatan Point, OH is strongly conservative.
Belmont County, Ohio is very conservative.
Wheeling 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.
Powhatan Point, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Powhatan Point, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $44,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)