The 43201 zip code is located in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. This diverse urban center has a long history of political engagement, with local elections featuring candidates representing multiple parties and ideologies. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in progressive candidates who focus on issues pertinent to the local community such as affordable housing, crime reduction, and job creation. A number of prominent organizations have also worked to increase voter turnout in local races by educating citizens about the importance of participating in democratic process. Along with these efforts to promote civic engagement, Columbus has recently implemented a Ranked-Choice Voting system which allows voters to rank their preferences for several candidates at once when deciding an election outcome. This system has been widely praised for its ability to create a more representative result based on the collective opinions of voters. As a whole, Columbus residents are committed to keeping their city politically vibrant and engaging in the democratic process through voting and activism.
The political climate in Zip 43201 (Columbus, OH) is strongly liberal.
Franklin County, OH is strongly liberal. In Franklin County, OH 64.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.7% to 33.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43201 (Columbus, OH) is strongly liberal.
Columbus, Ohio is strongly liberal.
Franklin County, Ohio is strongly liberal.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Columbus, Ohio: d d 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 43201 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,672 contributions totaling $355,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $155,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $809 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)