Fairborn, OH is a city located in Greene County, with an estimated population of 32,164 in 2019. It is home to Wright State University and has a rich history as a key part of the Dayton metropolitan area. Politically, the community is firmly rooted in Democratic ideals. The majority of Fairborn's elected officials are Democrats who have served for many years. These include Mayor Dan Kirkpatrick, Vice Mayor Nancy Besel, City Council Members Amy Finfrock and Mark D'Alessio and School Board Member Becky Puckett. Each of these individuals has worked hard to ensure that Fairborn remains a vibrant community by making decisions that benefit all citizens. They strive to foster economic growth and provide quality services to the people of Fairborn.
The political climate in Fairborn, OH is leaning conservative.
Greene County, OH is moderately conservative. In Greene County, OH 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.3%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairborn, OH is leaning conservative.
Greene County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Fairborn, 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 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 Fairborn, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,204 contributions totaling $192,646 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,097 contributions totaling $313,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)