In Dayton, Ohio (45402), politics have been an important factor in the local community. The Democratic party controls the majority in both the city council and state legislature. This has meant that a majority of the political decisions are made with the best interests of the people in mind. The local candidates for office typically come from long established families, with many generations of political service behind them. These candidates also tend to be very experienced and bring a deep knowledge of their community and its needs to their roles. As such, these candidates are well suited to represent their constituents on all levels of government. In addition to this, the city has been actively engaging in conversations about social justice initiatives and participating in advocacy efforts at both state and national levels. It is clear that Dayton takes its politics seriously and strives to make a difference for its citizens every day.
The political climate in Zip 45402 (Dayton, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, OH is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, OH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 47.9%.
Montgomery county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45402 (Dayton, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Dayton, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, Ohio is leaning liberal.
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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.
Dayton, Ohio: d d d d r 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 45402 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 736 contributions totaling $141,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $2,031,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32,762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)