Upper Arlington, OH is a small suburb located in the greater Columbus metropolitan area of Ohio. The city is known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to local politics. Locally elected officials serve a four-year term and are responsible for making decisions about public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and other important issues affecting the city. Local political candidates often focus on making the city more livable by addressing issues such as transportation, public education, and quality of life. Community members are encouraged to participate in their local elections by voting and/or volunteering with campaigns or organizations supporting their preferred candidate or initiative. With its commitment to open dialogue and civic engagement, Upper Arlington is a model for municipal government that truly puts citizens first.
The political climate in Upper Arlington, 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
Upper Arlington, 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.
Upper Arlington, 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 Upper Arlington, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,356 contributions totaling $2,720,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,394 contributions totaling $1,673,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)