The politics in 45315 Clayton, OH are reflective of the state as a whole. Elected officials from both the Democratic and Republican parties are present in local government, with the mayor currently being a Democrat. On the county level, all elected officials are Democrats. At the state level, Ohio is currently represented by a Governor (Republican) and two U.S. Senators (one Republican and one Democrat). In 2020, many positions will be up for re-election including judicial seats, state representatives and senators, and congressional representatives. Local elections often feature heated debates about issues such as taxation, education funding, public safety, economic development, and environmental protections. As residents of 45315 Clayton, OH prepare to go to the polls in November 2020 to cast their ballots for local politicians they should remember to stay informed on who is running for office and where they stand on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 45315 (Clayton, OH) is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, OH is leaning liberal. In Montgomery County, OH 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 47.9%.
Montgomery county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45315 (Clayton, OH) is leaning conservative.
Clayton, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Ohio is leaning liberal.
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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.
Clayton, Ohio: d d d d r 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 45315 (Clayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $32,572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)