Hamilton, OH County is located in the southwest corner of Ohio and is home to a diverse population. It is served by a Board of County Commissioners who oversee many aspects of the county's government, including budgeting, enforcement of ordinances, and land use planning. The board is composed of three commissioners who are elected to four year terms by the citizens of Hamilton County. There are also several local political candidates running for office in Hamilton County during election cycles, representing various parties and platforms. Residents have an opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for their chosen candidate and attending town hall meetings or other public forums held by local politicians. The Board of Commissioners works hard to ensure that Hamilton County remains a safe and prosperous place for its residents.
The political climate in 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
Hamilton County, OH 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.
Hamilton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hamilton County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52,979 contributions totaling $15,942,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15,975 contributions totaling $15,598,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $976 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)