The city of 45503 Springfield, OH is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political perspectives. With over 30,000 residents, the city comprises a variety of neighborhoods and suburbs located in Clark County. Many different political organizations have representatives within the city, including the Democratic and Republican parties. Each party has their own local candidates for various offices in Springfield, ranging from City Council to Mayor. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will take office, and citizens are encouraged to get involved in the democratic process by voting and attending debates to learn more about potential candidates. While there are many different opinions on the best way to move forward as a city, the primary focus remains on improving education, creating jobs, promoting economic growth, making community improvements, and addressing pressing social issues. 45503 Springfield is committed to creating a strong future for its citizens through civic engagement and open dialogue on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 45503 (Springfield, OH) is moderately 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 45503 (Springfield, OH) is moderately conservative.
Springfield, Ohio is moderately 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 45503 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,020 contributions totaling $43,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $32,012 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)