Gahanna, OH is a city of over 37,000 people located in Franklin County. It is a diverse and vibrant community with a strong sense of civic pride. Politically, Gahanna is represented by several different government entities including Gahanna City Council, Franklin County Commissioners, and Ohio House of Representatives. The Gahanna City Council is comprised of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. These council members work together to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Gahanna. Additionally, the Mayor and Vice Mayor are elected at-large in the spring municipal election and serve two-year terms. At the county level, the Franklin County Commissioners are responsible for managing numerous services ranging from parks and recreation programs to public safety initiatives. They are also tasked with setting an annual budget to fund these services. Finally, the Ohio House of Representatives represents Gahanna in the state legislature. Their primary purpose is to develop legislation that will benefit all Ohioans across all political boundaries. Through their shared commitment to good governance and public service, these three government bodies help ensure that Gahanna maintains its reputation as an excellent place to live and work.
The political climate in Gahanna, OH is somewhat 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
Gahanna, OH is somewhat 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.
Gahanna, 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 Gahanna, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,726 contributions totaling $1,283,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,272 contributions totaling $3,660,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,611 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)