The politics in 45211 Cincinnati, OH are a mix of both local and state issues. At the local level, 45211 residents vote for candidates running for city council, school board, and other office positions. These candidates often represent different parties such as Republican, Democrat, or Independent. Residents also participate in other local initiatives such as ballot measures and referendums as well as municipal bond issues. On the state level, Ohio holds elections for Governor, US Senator, US Representative and State Representatives who represent their communities on a larger scale. By voting in both local and state elections, residents of 45211 Cincinnati have the opportunity to help shape the future of their community while being part of the larger political process.
The political climate in Zip 45211 (Cincinnati, OH) is somewhat 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 45211 (Cincinnati, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Cincinnati, Ohio is somewhat 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 45211 (Cincinnati)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 741 contributions totaling $46,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $35,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)