Reading, OH's 45215 zip code comprises the city of Reading and a portion of its surrounding areas. The area is represented in political matters by the Ohio State Senate's 7th District, which is currently held by Democrat Theresa Gavarone. At the local level, residents are served by a mayor and seven members of council, all elected at-large on a non-partisan basis. Local elections are held in November of odd-numbered years with primary elections taking place in May before then. Issues such as public safety, economic development and job creation have been consistently important topics for local politicians to focus on in recent years due to the area’s small size and limited resources. Voting participation among residents typically falls below average due to lack of adequate education about politics in the area but those who do vote have their voices heard at the state and local levels.
The political climate in Zip 45215 (Reading, 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 45215 (Reading, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Reading, 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.
Reading, 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 45215 (Reading)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,913 contributions totaling $900,949 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 516 contributions totaling $170,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)