Politics in 45403 Dayton, OH is heavily influenced by the Democratic Party. The majority of local elections are held by Democratic officials, who have strong support from the residents of this area. This has been a long-standing trend in the area, and it's reflected in the results of elections at all levels from city to state. Local politics in 45403 Dayton focus mainly on issues such as economic development, reducing crime, and improving public education and healthcare. Many candidates make a special effort to engage with their constituents through town hall meetings and other events. There are also efforts to reach out to minority groups whose voices often go unheard in politics. All in all, politics in 45403 Dayton reflects the values of its diverse population.
The political climate in Zip 45403 (Dayton, OH) is leaning 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 45403 (Dayton, OH) is leaning liberal.
Dayton, Ohio is leaning 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 45403 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $14,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $3,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)