The 43231 Columbus, OH area is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong focus on political engagement. The city is known for its progressive values and support of local politicians who strive to better the lives of residents through their initiatives. From the local level, residents enjoy the representation offered by Mayor Andrew Ginther, Councilmember Rob Dorans, Councilmember Shammas Malik, and Councilmember Priscilla Tyson. These individuals prioritize civic issues such as access to education and public safety amongst other topics that help shape our local communities. Despite the partisan divide that exists in many aspects of politics across the country, Columbus continues to be an example of how citizens can come together for meaningful dialogue and progress.
The political climate in Zip 43231 (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 43231 (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 43231 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 910 contributions totaling $61,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $101,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $727 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)