The city of 45405 Dayton, OH is a vibrant, diverse community that is home to many political candidates. Each candidate brings different perspectives and ideas to the table in order to ensure the best outcome for all residents. The major party contenders are often local politicians who have a vested interest in keeping Dayton a great place to live. These candidates strive to create policies that benefit all citizens regardless of their socio-economic status, race, or gender. Other candidates may include those from third-party organizations that may have an even more progressive agenda or one that emphasizes more fiscal responsibility and smaller government. All of these different opinions are important for Dayton's future and it is crucial that residents stay informed on the issues and participate in the political process by voting in elections.
The political climate in Zip 45405 (Dayton, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, OH is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, OH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 47.9%.
Montgomery county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45405 (Dayton, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Dayton, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, Ohio is leaning liberal.
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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.
Dayton, Ohio: d d d d r 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 45405 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 609 contributions totaling $37,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $17,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)