Bexley, OH is a small city located in Central Ohio. Its politics are mainly based around local issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and tax reform. The current mayor of Bexley is Ben Kessler who was elected in 2017. He is supported by the Bexley City Council which consists of seven members that serve four-year terms and are responsible for enacting legislation to improve the quality of life within the city. In recent years, there have been conversations about improving education facilities, community development projects, and reducing crime in Bexley. The political climate in Bexley is fairly moderate with most residents supporting initiatives that promote economic growth and fiscal responsibility. There are also many independent candidates running for office each year since Bexley has an open primary system where all registered voters can participate regardless of party affiliation. Overall, local politics in Bexley are focused on creating a strong foundation for its citizens while maintaining its small town charm.
The political climate in Bexley, 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
Bexley, 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.
Bexley, 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 Bexley, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,188 contributions totaling $1,619,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 970 contributions totaling $849,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $875 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)