Springfield, OH is an interesting town with a thriving local politics scene. The city is home to many organizations and groups who focus on important issues such as education, transportation, and public safety. Local officials work hard to ensure that all residents have the necessary support and resources to live their lives in the best way possible. In addition to these organizations, there are also many political candidates running for office in the Springfield area at both the state and federal levels. These candidates are passionate about improving their city and advocate for policies that will benefit all citizens of Springfield. With a variety of perspectives represented, it is clear that the people of Springfield take their local politics seriously.
The political climate in Springfield, OH is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, OH is moderately conservative. In Clark County, OH 37.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, OH is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is moderately 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.
Springfield, Ohio: d r r r R R
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 Springfield, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,803 contributions totaling $179,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 681 contributions totaling $155,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)