The politics of the Cincinnati, OH Metro Area are vibrant and diverse. There is a wide array of political candidates representing different interests in the region. This includes people from both major parties as well as independent candidates. These individuals have a variety of platforms that they hope to bring to the area if elected. They are strong advocates for issues like economic growth, education reform, environmental protection, and social justice initiatives to name a few. The local population has an active role in their government by voting on important issues and taking part in local elections. It is through this engagement that residents can ensure their voices are heard and strive to make positive change in their community.
The political climate in Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Cincinnati Metro Area 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cincinnati metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.3%.
The Cincinnati metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Cincinnati, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cincinnati Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84,181 contributions totaling $18,932,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30,841 contributions totaling $22,299,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $723 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)