The politics of 43227 Columbus, OH are shaped by the residents who make up its population. This area is highly diverse, with a blend of different backgrounds and interests. The demographics are mostly African American, Hispanic/Latino, and White with a small percentage of other minorities. The city has several political leaders that work to represent their constituents and bring to attention any issues or concerns the people may have. These include Mayor Andrew Ginther, City Council President Shannon Hardin, City Council Vice President Priscilla Tyson, and many more that all work together to make sure everyone in the area is heard and taken into consideration. All of these leaders work together to ensure that the best possible outcomes are achieved for Columbus’ 43227 area.
The political climate in Zip 43227 (Columbus, OH) is strongly liberal.
Franklin County, OH is strongly liberal. In Franklin County, OH 64.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.7% to 33.4%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43227 (Columbus, OH) is strongly liberal.
Columbus, Ohio is strongly liberal.
Franklin County, Ohio is strongly liberal.
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.
Columbus, Ohio: d d 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 43227 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $5,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $28,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $741 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)