The politics in Lockbourne, OH are deeply rooted in the history of the town. Located within Franklin County, Lockbourne is represented by various politicians that are each committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for their constituents. From local representatives and senators, to mayors and city council members, there is a wide range of representation dedicated to serving Lockbourne’s residents. Local political candidates have worked hard to gain the trust of the community by displaying a strong commitment to public service. Residents are engaged in politics through attending meetings or participating in various public forums designed to keep them informed on upcoming issues and policies. As a result, Lockbourne remains an active place for political dialogue and civic engagement.
The political climate in Lockbourne, 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
Lockbourne, 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.
Lockbourne, 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 Lockbourne, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $4,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)