The city of 45506 Springfield, OH is a vibrant community with an active political scene. While the city does not have any local political candidates to speak of, it is home to several important political organizations that keep residents informed on issues and events. The League of Women Voters of Clark County has been actively engaged in the area since 1946, providing unbiased information on local and state government topics. Additionally, the Clark County Democratic Party hosts regular meetings and events to ensure citizens have access to resources that help them stay abreast of their representatives’ voting records and proposed legislation. With both organizations committed to promoting voter awareness and participation, 45506 Springfield residents are able to remain well-informed about their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 45506 (Springfield, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, OH is moderately conservative. In Clark County, OH 37.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45506 (Springfield, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Springfield, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Clark County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Springfield Metro Area is moderately 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.
Springfield, Ohio: d 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 45506 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $14,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)