Whitehall, OH is governed by a strong political system, with a Mayor and several City Commissioners elected to represent the citizens of Whitehall. The Mayor and Commissioners are responsible for setting policies, enacting laws, approving budgets, and ensuring that the needs of the community are met. They also work to ensure fiscal responsibility and the delivery of services to the city's residents. In addition to their roles in governing the city, these elected officials also serve as community leaders and advocates for their constituents. Local elections provide an opportunity for citizens to weigh in on important issues facing Whitehall and ensure that their voices are heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in Whitehall, OH is moderately 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
Whitehall, OH is moderately 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.
Whitehall, 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 Whitehall, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,233 contributions totaling $190,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 415 contributions totaling $638,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)