What is the general political atmosphere in Cincinnati?

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Natilady 2yrs+
I'd have to say interesting. The state is a battleground state. Hamilton County is a battleground county, and Cincinnati is the county seat.

Even though the city has an African American/Democrat Mayor, it still has a conservative reputation. Local conservative groups continue to try to sanitize the area with campaigns and petitions initiatives that push to ban everything from Adult stores to Gay Marriage.

They currently have an "personhood" initiative going in the state that would define life as beginning at conception.

Local money backs politicians and they keep coming to the area to get it. Cincinnati can be a busy place during a big election year like this one.

During the 2008 election, the balance of power shifted when advocates pushed to register classes of voters who were traditionally more liberal. There have been battles over registration accuracy, voter identification, early voting, weekend voting and more.

This fall should be interesting to say the least.
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SuzM 2yrs+
If you're talking about the City of Cincinnati, then politics tend to be a little more liberal and on the side of the Democrats. There, technically, hasn't been a Republican mayor of Cincinnati since the early 1970s. I say "technically," because Ken Blackwell, who served as a Charterite mayor from 1979-1980 chose run for statewide office as a member of the Republican party. The Chaterite party is a third political party in Cincinnati that tends to be more progressive and advocates an activist government. Members of the Charterites include Independents, Republicans, and Democrats. They are only a Cincinnati-based group.

If you're talking about the political atmosphere outside of the City, then it is more conservative and county-wide elections tend to be won by the Republican Party (with a few exceptions.) Overall, Ohio tends to be more conservative in the Cincinnati area and rural counties.
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