Dayton, OH is a diverse and vibrant city that is home to the 45410 zip code. The politics in this area are vast and varied, with representatives from both major political parties at the local level. At the state level, Dayton is represented by Senator Sherrod Brown (D) and Representative Mike Turner (R). Both of these elected officials are dedicated to making sure that the needs of their constituents are met within their respective roles. Additionally, there are several experienced local leaders who have been working hard to make sure that all citizens in Dayton have access to quality public resources such as schools, healthcare, public transportation, and more. These leaders understand both the challenges and opportunities that come with living in such an unique community and strive for positive change each day.
The political climate in Zip 45410 (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 45410 (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 45410 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $18,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $24,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)