The politics in 45662 Portsmouth, OH are largely based on the initiatives of local political candidates who strive to serve the needs of their constituents. The city of Portsmouth is home to a population of over 21,000 residents and is located in Scioto County, Ohio. As part of the county-level government, local leaders from Portsmouth have been elected to serve on various boards and councils that focus on creating solutions for community issues. These local representatives work together to create positive change within their shared jurisdiction by proposing and implementing policies that have a direct impact on citizens’ lives. They also collaborate with neighboring communities to ensure that services and resources are available to all citizens throughout the region. Additionally, active participation in both state and national election cycles makes sure that voices from Portsmouth are heard at higher levels of government as well.
The political climate in Zip 45662 (Portsmouth, OH) is strongly conservative.
Scioto County, OH is very conservative. In Scioto County, OH 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scioto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 28.3%.
Scioto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45662 (Portsmouth, OH) is strongly conservative.
Portsmouth, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Scioto County, Ohio is very conservative.
Portsmouth 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.
Portsmouth, 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 45662 (Portsmouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,580 contributions totaling $78,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $84,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)