Montgomery is a small city located in Hamilton County, Ohio. The city has been actively engaged in politics for many years, with local initiatives and representatives from both major political parties taking part. Although the exact population of Montgomery is unknown, it is estimated to be around 10,000 citizens. As of 2021, the mayor of Montgomery is Christine Mattheisen, a Democrat who was elected in 2019. In addition to the mayor's office, there are also three City Council members representing the residents, with two Democrats and one Republican being elected at-large. Each City Council representative serves a four year term and works towards improving quality of life in Montgomery while promoting economic growth. With elections coming up this fall, Montgomery citizens will have an opportunity to voice their opinion and elect new leaders for their community.
The political climate in Montgomery, OH is leaning liberal.
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
Montgomery, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio 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.
Montgomery, 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 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 Montgomery, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,308 contributions totaling $1,091,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,349 contributions totaling $1,460,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)