Canal Winchester, OH is a small town located in Franklin County with a population of approximately 7, 101. It has a strong sense of community and the local government works hard to ensure that the citizens of Canal Winchester are taken care of. The town is served by its mayor, Mike Ebert, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. He has worked diligently to create policies that foster economic growth and development while keeping the city fiscally responsible. In addition to the Mayor’s office, there are seven members of the City Council who work together to provide guidance on civic affairs and make decisions on behalf of residents. The town is passionate about its politics and encourages all citizens to take part in its democratic process by voting in local elections and attending town hall meetings. Canal Winchester is proud of its history and strives to remain an active member of the Franklin County community for years to come.
The political climate in Canal Winchester, OH is leaning liberal.
Franklin County, OH is strongly liberal. In Franklin County, OH 64.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.7% to 33.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canal Winchester, OH is leaning liberal.
Franklin County, Ohio is strongly liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Canal Winchester, Ohio: d d 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 Canal Winchester, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,312 contributions totaling $157,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,442 contributions totaling $411,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)