Blue Ash, OH is a city located in Hamilton County in the southwestern part of the state. Its close proximity to Cincinnati makes it a popular destination for those looking to enjoy the vibrant culture and energy of a big city without having to venture too far from home. The politics in Blue Ash are largely reflective of its location within Ohio's Republican stronghold, with most elected officials being members of the GOP. However, there are some progressive movements growing in strength and popularity, particularly among younger voters who are looking for more moderate options as candidates. With several elections looming on the horizon, we will soon know more about how Blue Ash's political landscape is shifting and what that means for its citizens moving forward.
The political climate in Blue Ash, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Hamilton County, OH 57.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.1% to 41.3%.
Hamilton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blue Ash, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Blue Ash, Ohio: R r d d D D
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 Blue Ash, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,896 contributions totaling $1,162,798 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,571 contributions totaling $1,680,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $654 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)