The politics in Norwood, Ohio 45212 are largely focused on the local level. The city of Norwood is governed by a Mayor and City Council, who are elected to four-year terms in non-partisan elections. The current mayor is Andrew Pappas who was elected in 2013. The Norwood City Council consists of six members representing wards throughout the city, with all council members elected at large for four-year terms from an at-large pool. The Mayor and Council strive to ensure that the needs of the Norwood community are being heard and met through their commitment to public service. Additionally, there are also other positions such as Judges of Municipal Court, Auditor and Treasurer that help keep the local government running smoothly. Community involvement is strongly encouraged when it comes to local politics in Norwood, so residents can stay informed and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 45212 (Norwood, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Hamilton County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Hamilton County, OH 57.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.1% to 41.3%.
Hamilton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45212 (Norwood, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Norwood, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Norwood, Ohio: R r d d D 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 45212 (Norwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 649 contributions totaling $59,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $37,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)