Politics in Blacklick Estates, OH are largely influenced by the needs and desires of the local population. There is an active and engaged citizen base, with many residents actively involved in civic affairs. The City Council holds regular meetings to discuss current issues affecting the area, such as budgets, infrastructure improvements and land use proposals. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions during these meetings. Local political candidates are often chosen to represent the community’s interests and make decisions on important matters. Elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members, providing citizens with a chance to have a say in who governs them. It is through these elections that local citizens can ensure that their voices are heard on important matters related to their community.
The political climate in Blacklick Estates, OH is moderately 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
Blacklick Estates, OH is moderately 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.
Blacklick Estates, 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 Blacklick Estates, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 910 contributions totaling $24,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $21,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)