The politics in 45249 Cincinnati, OH are an interesting mix of local and national issues. The area is home to a diverse population that is represented by multiple organizations and elected officials. On the national level, the city is represented in Congress by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. These representatives are Steve Chabot (R) and Thomas Massie (R). Locally, the city has many elected officials including a Mayor, City Council members, a City Manager, and various other government bodies who work on behalf of its citizens. Issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvement, education, and environmental protection are at the forefront of discussions among politicians in this area. Additionally, there are numerous political advocacy groups working within the region to promote their causes and bring attention to issues that matter to the community.
The political climate in Zip 45249 (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 45249 (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 45249 (Cincinnati)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $305,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 445 contributions totaling $629,823 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)