Pickerington, OH is a city in Fairfield County that is part of the Greater Columbus area. It has a diverse population, with approximately 19,000 people residing in the city. The local government of Pickerington consists of an elected Mayor and six City Council members who serve four-year terms. As of 2020, Mayor Lee Gray is currently serving as mayor and leading the way for the City Council to work together to create policies that best suit the interests of Pickerington citizens. The council meets twice a month and holds regular public meetings to ensure transparency and accountability in decision making. In addition to its elected officials, Pickerington has several committees that are responsible for specific functions such as planning & zoning, economic development, parks & recreation, and housing & community development. Through these committees and governing bodies, Pickerington is able to create meaningful change through thoughtful deliberation on important matters affecting the community.
The political climate in Zip 43147 (Pickerington, OH) is moderately conservative.
Fairfield County, OH is moderately conservative. In Fairfield County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.5%.
Fairfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43147 (Pickerington, OH) is moderately conservative.
Pickerington, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Fairfield County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
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.
Pickerington, Ohio: R 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 43147 (Pickerington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,505 contributions totaling $96,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 533 contributions totaling $101,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)