Hilliard, Ohio is a city located in the central part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and a strong commitment to public service. The city is governed by an elected mayor and a seven-member City Council. The Council is responsible for enacting ordinances, setting policy, and providing oversight of the executive branch of government. The City Council also works with local organizations and citizens to promote public safety, economic prosperity, and quality of life in Hilliard. Local elections are held every two years and include candidates from both major parties. Political issues impacting Hilliard are regularly discussed in town hall meetings and on community boards throughout the city. From education to economic development, residents have an active role in shaping their city’s future.
The political climate in Hilliard, 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
Hilliard, 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.
Hilliard, 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 Hilliard, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,204 contributions totaling $2,247,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,827 contributions totaling $1,918,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)