The city of 45242 Blue Ash, OH is a vibrant community with a robust political system. With an estimated population of over 11,000 residents, this dynamic city has been the home of city council meetings, voter registration drives, and other activities related to local politics. The mayor and five-member city council are at the helm of this municipality and serve as the primary decision-makers for all matters within Blue Ash, OH. The current mayor is Lee Czernek and the five members of the city council are Ami Rakhra, Christopher Dobrozsi, Tom Adamec, Steve Engleman, and Mark Weber. All candidates have demonstrated a commitment to serving their constituents efficiently and effectively by working collaboratively on important issues such as zoning regulations and infrastructure improvements. Residents have several opportunities throughout the year to meet with local politicians to discuss ideas or voice their concerns.
The political climate in Zip 45242 (Blue Ash, OH) is leaning 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 45242 (Blue Ash, OH) is leaning liberal.
Blue Ash, Ohio is leaning 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.
Blue Ash, 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 45242 (Blue Ash)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,651 contributions totaling $480,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 955 contributions totaling $547,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $573 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)