The politics of 45459 Dayton, OH are reflective of the larger state and national political landscape. Dayton is primarily a Democratic stronghold and votes regularly for Democratic candidates in local, state, and federal elections. The mayor of Dayton is Nan Whaley, who was first elected in 2013 and is running for reelection in 2021. The city council is composed of nine members, five Democrats and four Republicans. Issues that have been prioritized by Dayton’s local government include economic development, public safety, healthcare access, environmental conservation, education reform, and affordable housing. Local organizations are also active in advocating for issues such as racial justice and criminal justice reform. With an engaged electorate that consistently votes for progressive change, 45459 Dayton has become a leader among Ohio cities when it comes to enacting progressive policies that make the community more equitable and just for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 45459 (Dayton, OH) is leaning conservative.
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 45459 (Dayton, OH) is leaning conservative.
Dayton, Ohio is leaning conservative.
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 45459 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,298 contributions totaling $222,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,048 contributions totaling $219,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)