Dublin, OH is a city located in Franklin County, Ohio with a population of nearly 45,000 people. It is part of the Columbus metropolitan area and is known for its vibrant business district filled with diverse shops, restaurants, and businesses. Politically, Dublin has a City Council composed of seven members elected to serve three-year terms. The Mayor acts as the presiding officer for meetings and also serves as the representative for the City on regional organizations and state boards. Additionally, Dublin is part of the 2nd Congressional District of Ohio served by Congressman Troy Balderson who was first elected in 2018. Local elections are held every two years in November depending on the seat up for election. Dublin residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics and engage in civic activities that help shape their community and create a better quality of life for everyone in the city.
The political climate in Dublin, 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
Dublin, 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.
Dublin, 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 Dublin, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,873 contributions totaling $3,266,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,021 contributions totaling $6,560,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $655 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)