Union, OH is a small town in central Ohio that is home to a vibrant and diverse community of citizens. The politics of the town are determined by the local officials elected by the residents. Union has three city council members who are responsible for making laws and regulations that affect the lives of those living within the city's borders. They are also responsible for approving budgets, appointing city staff and delegating specific powers to other governmental entities. Additionally, Union has a mayor who serves as the leader of the city government. The mayor is tasked with overseeing day-to-day operations, providing direction to city staff, and representing Union in relationships with other municipalities. On top of these roles, the mayor also presides over all meetings of Union City Council and serves as an advocate to citizens when it comes to their concerns about local politics. Overall, Union strives to ensure its residents’ rights and interests are represented through an open and transparent political system that allows for informed decision-making on behalf of its citizens.
The political climate in Union, OH is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, OH is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, OH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 47.9%.
Montgomery county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union, OH is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Ohio is leaning 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.
Union, Ohio: d d d d r 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 Union, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,161 contributions totaling $131,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 776 contributions totaling $144,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)