The politics in 45202 Cincinnati, OH are largely based on the local government of Hamilton County. In this area, there are a variety of political representatives from both major parties, including the Republican and Democratic Parties. The people of 45202 have represented both candidates in recent elections and strive to create an environment that is fair for all citizens. Local city council members regularly host meetings to discuss issues pertinent to the community such as law enforcement reform, health care, education funding, public transit infrastructure, economic development opportunities, and environmental protection initiatives. Additionally, many local citizens participate in political events such as races for mayor or city council seats. They work together to advocate for issues that benefit their communities and bring attention to matters that might otherwise be overlooked by higher-level politicians.
The political climate in Zip 45202 (Cincinnati, OH) is moderately liberal.
Hamilton County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Hamilton County, OH 57.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.1% to 41.3%.
Hamilton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45202 (Cincinnati, OH) is moderately liberal.
Cincinnati, Ohio is moderately liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
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 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 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 45202 (Cincinnati)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,771 contributions totaling $1,265,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 855 contributions totaling $2,840,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)