Hamilton, OH is a small city in the state of Ohio with a population of just over 62,500. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many local businesses. The city also plays an important role in the politics of Ohio as it is part of Butler County and its citizens have an impact on the political future of the state. Politically speaking, Hamilton is represented in the Ohio House and Senate by Republican Representatives Bill Blessing and George Lang. On the national level, Hamiltonians are primarily represented by Republican Congresswoman Warren Davidson. These representatives work to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard at all levels of government and strive to create policies that benefit local residents. Additionally, Hamilton holds elections for local offices such as Mayor, City Council members, and Township Trustees among others each year as well. Through these elections, voters in Hamilton choose leaders who will best represent their interests and serve their community for years to come.
The political climate in Hamilton, OH is somewhat conservative.
Butler County, OH is moderately conservative. In Butler County, OH 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, OH is somewhat conservative.
Butler County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Hamilton, Ohio: R R R R R R
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 Hamilton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,103 contributions totaling $203,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,138 contributions totaling $524,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)