Valleyview, OH is a small city located in the southwestern part of Ohio, and it is home to a diverse population. Despite its small size, Valleyview has an active political environment. The city is served by several local governmental officials including city council members and a mayor. The city council meets regularly to debate various issues facing the community. In addition, they regularly vote on new ordinances and other legislation that affect the lives of all Valleyview citizens. Elections are held every two years for all positions on the city council as well as for mayor. These elections are typically hotly contested with local candidates participating in debates and forums to discuss their vision for the future of Valleyview. Voter turnout is usually quite high due to the fact that many residents view politics as an important part of their civic duty. By participating in these elections, Valleyview citizens have a direct say in how their local government functions.
The political climate in Valleyview, 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
Valleyview, 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.
Valleyview, 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 Valleyview, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,217 contributions totaling $90,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 299 contributions totaling $102,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)