Powell, OH is a growing suburb of Columbus located in Delaware County. Despite its growth, the city maintains a small-town feel with close connections within the community. Politically, Powell is known as a Republican stronghold due to strong local support for conservative candidates and values. Local politics have stayed relatively consistent over the years, with Republican representatives from 43065 consistently elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate. Although there is some Democratic support in Powell, GOP candidates are the overwhelming favorites among residents. There are also several local organizations that promote conservative ideals and actively work to influence public policies in Powell. Residents often turn out in high numbers for local elections as they take pride in making their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 43065 (Powell, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, OH is leaning conservative. In Delaware County, OH 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43065 (Powell, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Powell, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Powell, Ohio: R R R R R r
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 43065 (Powell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,630 contributions totaling $278,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,486 contributions totaling $569,937 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)