In 45417 Dayton, OH, politics are an important aspect of the community. Local elections are held regularly to ensure that politicians in the area are best representing their constituents and addressing their needs. At a local level, Dayton residents elect mayors, councilmembers, school board members, county commissioners, judges and other officials. These elected officials work together to make decisions on policy issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements and more. Residents of 45417 Dayton, OH are encouraged to stay informed on both local and national political issues in order to make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 45417 (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 45417 (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 45417 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $15,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)