The politics in the small town of Obetz, Ohio are largely focused on local issues and candidates. Citizens of the town have elected a mayor and council members who work together to make sure that their constituents’ needs are met. Obetz is home to a diverse population with varied backgrounds and interests, so local officials must be mindful to represent all citizens’ needs in order to ensure that everyone feels included and represented. Local elections tend to be very competitive as candidates vie for positions on the Town Council or for Mayor. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, crime rates, education funding, and zoning regulations are frequently discussed during campaigns. Although Obetz is small in size, its residents take pride in their political representation and are committed to making sure their voices are heard through their elected officials.
The political climate in Obetz, 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
Obetz, 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.
Obetz, 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 Obetz, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,344 contributions totaling $146,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,003 contributions totaling $581,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)