The politics in 43232 Columbus, OH are highly influenced by the current population of the area. This population consists of people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, which makes for a diverse political landscape. The district is represented at the local level by two city council members and one state representative. These representatives' roles are to maintain order in the city, enact legislation that is beneficial for the community, and promote overall growth in the city. Local candidates regularly hold debates to discuss their ideas and platforms on different issues and represent their constituents’ views and concerns regarding these topics. All of this serves to keep citizens informed about what is happening in their local government, and to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to express themselves freely and have their voices heard within their community.
The political climate in Zip 43232 (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 43232 (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 43232 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 455 contributions totaling $12,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $10,823 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)