The politics of 43202 Columbus, OH are diverse and constantly changing. This zip code encompasses a range of neighborhoods including some in the Upper Arlington area as well as parts of Hilltop and Franklinton. In this area there is a wide variety of political viewpoints, from those who are more conservative to those who hold progressive views. Popular issues in the 43202 area include access to healthcare, education reform, public safety and infrastructure improvements. As far as local candidates go, voters in this district can choose from several different political parties when selecting their elected officials. In recent years the Democratic Party has been gaining ground in 43202 Columbus, OH, with their candidates winning elections for City Council Memberships and other local offices. However, it's important to note that even though one party may have won more seats than another does not mean that their policies will be approved by a majority of voters. As such, it is important for residents of 43202 Columbus to stay informed about all local political candidates so that they can cast an informed vote on election day.
The political climate in Zip 43202 (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 43202 (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 43202 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,338 contributions totaling $297,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $14,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)