Middletown, Ohio is a small but vibrant city located in southwestern Ohio. It has a mayor-council form of government that is headed by a mayor and six council members who are elected by the citizens of Middletown. The city of Middletown is known for its well-maintained parks and recreation areas, excellent schools, and strong sense of community. Politics in Middletown are lively and residents are passionate about the issues that affect their town. Local elections regularly feature several candidates with different visions for the city's future, ensuring that citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard. Ultimately, the citizens of Middletown have a strong say in how their city develops over time.
The political climate in Middletown, 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
Middletown, 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.
Middletown, 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 Middletown, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,887 contributions totaling $452,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,445 contributions totaling $1,132,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)