The 45231 zip code of Cincinnati, Ohio is home to a vibrant community with its own unique political agenda. Despite being part of a larger metropolitan area, the residents of 45231 have their own individual and collective concerns when it comes to politics. Issues such as education, public safety, economic development and job growth are important in this area. The local politicians of 45231 work hard to ensure that these issues are addressed through effective policy making and advocacy for their constituents. They also strive to create an environment where all citizens can feel safe and respected while having their voices heard on matters that affect their lives. Together, these leaders create robust political discourse and ensure that the people within the community are included in decisions that will affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 45231 (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 45231 (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 45231 (Cincinnati)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $56,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $22,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)