The 43229 Columbus, OH area is home to a diverse population of people from various backgrounds and communities. Politically-minded citizens in this area have a range of options when it comes to engaging with and making an impact on local politics. Residents of the 43229 area are represented in Congress by Marcia L. Fudge and in the Ohio House of Representatives by Stephanie Howse. Additionally, the mayor of Columbus is Andrew J. Ginther, who was elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019. Residents also have the option to stay informed about local issues, participate in campaigns and voting initiatives, volunteer their time for political causes that align with their values, or run for office themselves if they so choose. By becoming involved politically within their own community, residents of the 43229 area can help shape the future of their community for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 43229 (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 43229 (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 43229 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,937 contributions totaling $125,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $68,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)