The most liberal and conservative areas of Columbus and Franklin County are somewhat debatable because the definitions of the terms are subjective to a degree. That said, to simplify things, I am basically just using Republican as conservative and Democratic as liberal/progressive. From there, I looked at the past 3 presidential election results for all of Franklin County down to the precinct level. I compared overall voting margins, trends and other factors. So what were the results?
In the rankings, green places are those that moved up versus the previous election, and red are those that moved down. Black and blue did not change.
Total Democratic Votes by Area by Election
Rank | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
1 | Columbus: 232,494 | Columbus: 240,983 | Columbus: 241,243 | Columbus: 271,782 |
2 | Upper Arlington: 10,738 | Upper Arlington: 10,409 | Upper Arlington: 12,414 | Upper Arlington: 15,022 |
3 | Gahanna: 9,645 | Gahanna: 9,813 | Gahanna: 10,449 | Dublin: 13,302 |
4 | Dublin: 7,945 | Westerville: 7,959 | Dublin: 9,557 | Gahanna: 13,121 |
5 | Westerville: 7,740 | Dublin: 7,892 | Hilliard: 8,709 | Hilliard: 11,976 |
6 | Reynoldsburg: 7,233 | Grove City: 7,843 | Westerville: 8,412 | Westerville: 10,705 |
7 | Grove City: 7,133 | Reynoldsburg: 7,746 | Reynoldsburg: 7,430 | Grove City: 9,370 |
8 | Hilliard: 6,908 | Hilliard: 7,653 | Grove City: 7,315 | Reynoldsburg: 8,635 |
9 | Worthington: 5,100 | Worthington: 5,197 | Worthington: 5,876 | Worthington: 7,145 |
10 | Bexley: 4,929 | Whitehall: 4,960 | Bexley: 5,532 | Bexley: 6,179 |
11 | Whitehall: 4,449 | Bexley: 4,737 | Whitehall: 4,446 | Whitehall: 4,660 |
12 | Prairie Township: 3,503 | Prairie Township: 3,611 | Grandview Heights: 3,165 | Jefferson Township: 4,383 |
13 | Grandview Heights: 2,798 | Grandview Heights: 2,817 | Jefferson Township: 2,983 | Grandview Heights: 3,977 |
14 | Jefferson Township: 2,503 | Jefferson Township: 2,618 | Prairie Township: 2,835 | New Albany: 3,607 |
15 | Madison Township: 2,405 | Madison Township: 2,608 | New Albany: 2,535 | Prairie Township: 3,196 |
16 | Blendon Township: 1,792 | Blendon Township: 1,899 | Madison Township: 2,187 | Madison Township: 2,489 |
17 | New Albany: 1,557 | Franklin Township: 1,648 | Blendon Township: 1,818 | Blendon Township: 2,370 |
18 | Franklin Township: 1,461 | New Albany: 1,633 | Canal Winchester: 1,437 | Canal Winchester: 1,973 |
19 | Pleasant Township: 1,362 | Canal Winchester: 1,507 | Perry Township: 1,340 | Perry Township: 1,685 |
20 | Canal Winchester: 1,355 | Groveport: 1,387 | Franklin Township: 1,246 | Groveport: 1,572 |
21 | Groveport: 1,250 | Pleasant Township: 1,365 | Groveport: 1,246 | Franklin Township: 1,323 |
22 | Perry Township: 1,180 | Perry Township: 1,168 | Norwich Township: 1,067 | Norwich Township: 1,283 |
23 | Norwich Township: 1,037 | Norwich Township: 1,030 | Pleasant Township: 1,026 | Pleasant Township: 1,130 |
24 | Clinton Township: 1,033 | Clinton Township: 1,028 | Clinton Township: 938 | Clinton Township: 1,032 |
25 | Hamilton Township: 942 | Hamilton Township: 992 | Obetz: 780 | Obetz: 948 |
26 | Obetz: 820 | Obetz: 924 | Sharon Township: 674 | Minerva Park: 869 |
27 | Jackson Township: 772 | Jackson Township: 792 | Hamilton Township: 606 | Sharon Township: 812 |
28 | Mifflin Township: 660 | Mifflin Township: 690 | Jackson Township: 600 | Jackson Township: 685 |
29 | Sharon Township: 643 | Sharon Township: 643 | Mifflin Township: 554 | Brown Township: 630 |
30 | Brown Township: 525 | Brown Township: 504 | Brown Township: 497 | Hamilton Township: 596 |
31 | Minerva Park: 441 | Minerva Park: 432 | Minerva Park: 455 | Mifflin Township: 544 |
32 | Plain Township: 383 | Plain Township: 392 | Plain Township: 379 | Plain Township: 517 |
33 | Truro Township: 339 | Truro Township: 351 | Truro Township: 340 | Truro Township: 360 |
34 | Urbancrest: 257 | Urbancrest: 299 | Marble Cliff: 293 | Riverlea: 343 |
35 | Riverlea: 215 | Riverlea: 251 | Riverlea: 273 | Marble Cliff: 341 |
36 | Marble Cliff: 213 | Marble Cliff: 244 | Urbancrest: 271 | Urbancrest: 247 |
37 | Washington Township: 209 | Washington Township: 206 | Washington Township: 168 | Washington Township: 199 |
38 | Valleyview: 134 | Valleyview: 142 | Valleyview: 102 | Valleyview: 136 |
Total Republican Votes by Area by Election
Rank | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
1 | Columbus: 107,574 | Columbus: 105,050 | Columbus: 99,575 | Columbus: 104,835 |
2 | Upper Arlington: 11,595 | Upper Arlington: 12,225 | Grove City: 11,750 | Grove City: 13,275 |
3 | Dublin: 10,925 | Dublin: 11,804 | Dublin: 9,145 | Dublin: 10,175 |
4 | Grove City: 10,733 | Grove City: 10,762 | Upper Arlington: 8,997 | Upper Arlington: 8,978 |
5 | Gahanna: 9,488 | Gahanna: 9,470 | Gahanna: 8,353 | Hilliard: 8,877 |
6 | Westerville: 9,129 | Westerville: 8,965 | Hilliard: 8,057 | Gahanna: 8,316 |
7 | Hilliard: 8,273 | Hilliard: 8,731 | Westerville: 7,366 | Westerville: 7,458 |
8 | Reynoldsburg: 6,164 | Reynoldsburg: 5,636 | Reynoldsburg: 5,264 | Reynoldsburg: 5,218 |
9 | Worthington: 4,030 | Worthington: 4,110 | Prairie Township: 4,078 | Prairie Township: 4,448 |
10 | Prairie Township: 4,010 | Prairie Township: 3,597 | Jefferson Township: 3,057 | Jefferson Township: 3,516 |
11 | Jefferson Township: 3,117 | Jefferson Township: 3,396 | Worthington: 2,931 | New Albany: 2,996 |
12 | Bexley: 2,834 | New Albany: 3,222 | Madison Township: 2,666 | Worthington: 2,899 |
13 | Madison Township: 2,803 | Bexley: 2,963 | New Albany: 2,620 | Madison Township: 2,833 |
14 | Whitehall: 2,701 | Madison Township: 2,437 | Pleasant Township: 2,384 | Pleasant Township: 2,765 |
15 | New Albany: 2,495 | Pleasant Township: 2,202 | Canal Winchester: 2,240 | Canal Winchester: 2,404 |
16 | Pleasant Township: 2,281 | Canal Winchester: 2,189 | Whitehall: 2,163 | Whitehall: 2,252 |
17 | Canal Winchester: 2,163 | Whitehall: 2,114 | Bexley: 1,919 | Bexley: 1,891 |
18 | Blendon Township: 1,914 | Blendon Township: 1,836 | Jackson Township: 1,673 | Jackson Township: 1,810 |
19 | Jackson Township: 1,602 | Jackson Township: 1,538 | Blendon Township: 1,669 | Franklin Township: 1,781 |
20 | Franklin Township: 1,598 | Groveport: 1,506 | Franklin Township: 1,616 | Blendon Township: 1,749 |
21 | Groveport: 1,586 | Perry Township: 1,495 | Groveport: 1,580 | Groveport: 1,747 |
22 | Perry Township: 1,459 | Grandview Heights: 1,440 | Hamilton Township: 1,362 | Hamilton Township: 1,582 |
23 | Grandview Heights: 1,428 | Norwich Township: 1,430 | Obetz: 1,223 | Obetz: 1,439 |
24 | Norwich Township: 1,420 | Franklin Township: 1,375 | Norwich Township: 1,221 | Grandview Heights: 1,339 |
25 | Hamilton Township: 1,342 | Hamilton Township: 1,138 | Grandview Heights: 1,155 | Norwich Township: 1,262 |
26 | Obetz: 992 | Brown Township: 947 | Perry Township: 1,116 | Perry Township: 1,076 |
27 | Brown Township: 907 | Obetz: 937 | Brown Township: 897 | Brown Township: 923 |
28 | Plain Township: 768 | Plain Township: 762 | Plain Township: 716 | Plain Township: 713 |
29 | Sharon Township: 593 | Sharon Township: 557 | Clinton Township: 490 | Clinton Township: 521 |
30 | Clinton Township: 580 | Clinton Township: 496 | Sharon Township: 463 | Sharon Township: 455 |
31 | Minerva Park: 416 | Minerva Park: 387 | Mifflin Township: 313 | Minerva Park: 378 |
32 | Truro Township: 288 | Washington Township: 269 | Minerva Park: 306 | Mifflin Township: 299 |
33 | Washington Township: 273 | Truro Township: 256 | Washington Township: 283 | Washington Township: 295 |
34 | Valleyview: 180 | Mifflin Township: 252 | Riverlea: 273 | Truro Township: 250 |
35 | Marble Cliff: 178 | Marble Cliff: 200 | Truro Township: 238 | Valleyview: 178 |
36 | Riverlea: 150 | Riverlea: 147 | Valleyview: 164 | Marble Cliff: 144 |
37 | Urbancrest: 36 | Valleyview: 135 | Marble Cliff: 159 | Riverlea: 93 |
38 | Mifflin Township: 32 | Urbancrest: 21 | Urbancrest: 35 | Urbancrest: 62 |
Areas by % of Total Votes that were Democratic
Rank | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
1 | Urbancrest: 86.53 | Urbancrest: 92.0 | Urbancrest: 86.03 | Urbancrest: 76.95 |
2 | Columbus: 66.93 | Mifflin Township: 71.5 | Riverlea: 68.77 | Riverlea: 76.05 |
3 | Mifflin Township: 65.09 | Whitehall: 68.54 | Bexley: 68.5 | Bexley: 74.98 |
4 | Grandview Heights: 64.99 | Columbus: 68.12 | Grandview Heights: 67.95 | Grandview Heights: 73.27 |
5 | Bexley: 62.54 | Clinton Township: 65.56 | Columbus: 65.93 | Columbus: 70.35 |
6 | Clinton Township: 61.38 | Grandview Heights: 64.49 | Whitehall: 62.98 | Worthington: 69.5 |
7 | Whitehall: 60.04 | Riverlea: 62.59 | Mifflin Township: 61.01 | Marble Cliff: 68.89 |
8 | Riverlea: 57.95 | Bexley: 60.65 | Worthington: 60.62 | Minerva Park: 68.26 |
9 | Worthington: 54.8 | Reynoldsburg: 56.73 | Clinton Township: 60.32 | Whitehall: 65.39 |
10 | Marble Cliff: 53.79 | Truro Township: 56.52 | Marble Cliff: 60.29 | Clinton Township: 64.91 |
11 | Reynoldsburg: 52.74 | Worthington: 54.69 | Sharon Township: 54.8 | Sharon Township: 62.7 |
12 | Truro Township: 52.56 | Marble Cliff: 54.1 | Truro Township: 54.75 | Mifflin Township: 62.67 |
13 | Sharon Township: 50.87 | Franklin Township: 52.82 | Minerva Park: 54.69 | Upper Arlington: 61.01 |
14 | Minerva Park: 50.34 | Sharon Township: 52.62 | Reynoldsburg: 54.59 | Reynoldsburg: 60.8 |
15 | Gahanna: 49.45 | Minerva Park: 51.31 | Upper Arlington: 53.26 | Gahanna: 59.69 |
16 | Upper Arlington: 47.25 | Madison Township: 50.4 | Gahanna: 51.07 | Perry Township: 59.23 |
17 | Blendon Township: 47.24 | Gahanna: 49.9 | Perry Township: 49.94 | Truro Township: 57.6 |
18 | Franklin Township: 45.56 | Valleyview: 49.82 | Westerville: 48.19 | Westerville: 57.5 |
19 | Prairie Township: 45.29 | Blendon Township: 49.58 | Hilliard: 47.38 | Hilliard: 55.99 |
20 | Westerville: 45.02 | Prairie Township: 48.54 | Dublin: 46.95 | Blendon Township: 55.82 |
21 | Madison Township: 44.88 | Obetz: 48.23 | Blendon Township: 46.86 | Dublin: 55.37 |
22 | Hilliard: 44.61 | Groveport: 46.99 | New Albany: 46.12 | Jefferson Township: 54.25 |
23 | Perry Township: 43.85 | Westerville: 45.96 | Jefferson Township: 45.63 | New Albany: 53.67 |
24 | Jefferson Township: 43.79 | Hilliard: 45.81 | Norwich Township: 42.9 | Norwich Township: 49.03 |
25 | Obetz: 43.76 | Upper Arlington: 45.17 | Madison Township: 42.09 | Groveport: 46.63 |
26 | Groveport: 42.78 | Hamilton Township: 45.11 | Groveport: 40.97 | Madison Township: 45.57 |
27 | Washington Township: 42.39 | Perry Township: 42.99 | Franklin Township: 40.91 | Canal Wincheseter: 44.1 |
28 | Valleyview: 41.88 | Jefferson Township: 42.78 | Prairie Township: 38.02 | Valleyview: 42.77 |
29 | Dublin: 41.54 | Washington Township: 42.65 | Canal Winchester: 36.39 | Plain Township: 41.1 |
30 | Norwich Township: 41.41 | Grove City: 41.19 | Obetz: 36.38 | Franklin Township: 41.58 |
31 | Hamilton Township: 39.68 | Norwich Township: 41.15 | Grove City: 35.57 | Prairie Township: 40.84 |
32 | Grove City: 38.93 | Canal Winchester: 40.14 | Valleyview: 35.29 | Grove City: 40.4 |
33 | New Albany: 37.97 | Dublin: 39.43 | Washington Township: 34.57 | Washington Township: 39.41 |
34 | Canal Winchester: 37.7 | Pleasant Township: 37.41 | Brown Township: 33.0 | Brown Township: 39.23 |
35 | Pleasant Township: 36.24 | Brown Township: 34.03 | Plain Township: 32.34 | Obetz: 38.65 |
36 | Brown Township: 35.93 | New Albany: 33.2 | Hamilton Township: 28.61 | Pleasant Township: 28.41 |
37 | Plain Township: 32.46 | Jackson Township: 33.19 | Pleasant Township: 28.09 | Jackson Township: 26.9 |
38 | Jackson Township: 31.59 | Plain Township: 33.19 | Jackson Township: 24.71 | Hamilton Township: 26.82 |
Areas by % of Total Votes that were Republican
Rank | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
1 | Jackson Township: 65.55 | New Albany: 65.51 | Jackson Township: 68.9 | Hamilton Township: 71.2 |
2 | Plain Township: 65.08 | Plain Township: 64.52 | Pleasant Township: 65.28 | Jackson Township: 71.09 |
3 | Brown Township: 62.08 | Jackson Township: 64.46 | Hamilton Township: 64.31 | Pleasant Township: 69.52 |
4 | New Albany: 60.84 | Brown Township: 63.94 | Plain Township: 61.09 | Obetz: 58.66 |
5 | Pleasant Township: 60.7 | Pleasant Township: 60.35 | Brown Township: 59.56 | Washington Township: 58.42 |
6 | Canal Winchester: 60.18 | Dublin: 58.98 | Washington Township: 58.23 | Brown Township: 57.47 |
7 | Grove City: 58.58 | Canal Winchester: 58.31 | Grove City: 57.14 | Grove City: 57.24 |
8 | Dublin: 57.12 | Norwich Township: 57.13 | Obetz: 57.04 | Prairie Township: 56.84 |
9 | Norwich Township: 56.71 | Grove City: 56.52 | Valleyview: 56.75 | Plain Township: 56.68 |
10 | Hamilton Township: 56.53 | Washington Township: 55.69 | Canal Winchester: 56.72 | Franklin Township: 55.97 |
11 | Valleyview: 56.25 | Jefferson Township: 55.5 | Prairie Township: 54.69 | Valleyview: 55.97 |
12 | Washington Township: 55.38 | Perry Township: 55.02 | Franklin Township: 53.05 | Canal Winchester: 53.73 |
13 | Jefferson Township: 54.53 | Upper Arlington: 53.05 | Groveport: 51.96 | Madison Township: 51.87 |
14 | Groveport: 54.28 | Hilliard: 52.26 | Madison Township: 51.31 | Groveport: 51.82 |
15 | Perry Township: 54.22 | Westerville: 51.77 | Norwich Township: 49.1 | Norwich Township: 48.22 |
16 | Hilliard: 53.42 | Hamilton Township: 51.75 | New Albany: 47.66 | New Albany: 44.58 |
17 | Westerville: 53.1 | Groveport: 51.02 | Jefferson Township: 46.76 | Jefferson Township: 43.52 |
18 | Obetz: 52.93 | Obetz: 48.9 | Dublin: 44.93 | Dublin: 42.35 |
19 | Madison Township: 52.3 | Prairie Township: 48.35 | Hilliard: 43.83 | Hilliard: 41.5 |
20 | Prairie Township: 51.85 | Gahanna: 48.15 | Blendon Township: 43.02 | Blendon Township: 41.19 |
21 | Upper Arlington: 51.02 | Blendon Township: 47.94 | Westerville: 42.2 | Westerville: 40.06 |
22 | Blendon Township: 50.46 | Valleyview: 47.37 | Perry Township: 41.6 | Truro Township: 40.0 |
23 | Franklin Township: 49.83 | Madison Township: 47.09 | Gahanna: 40.82 | Gahanna: 37.83 |
24 | Gahanna: 48.65 | Minerva Park: 45.96 | Reynoldsburg: 38.68 | Perry Township: 37.82 |
25 | Minerva Park: 47.49 | Sharon Township: 45.58 | Upper Arlington: 38.6 | Reynoldsburg: 36.74 |
26 | Sharon Township: 46.91 | Marble Cliff: 44.35 | Truro Township: 38.33 | Upper Arlington: 36.46 |
27 | Marble Cliff: 44.95 | Franklin Township: 44.07 | Sharon Township: 37.64 | Sharon Township: 35.14 |
28 | Reynoldsburg: 44.95 | Worthington: 43.25 | Minerva Park: 36.78 | Mifflin Township: 34.45 |
29 | Truro Township: 44.65 | Reynoldsburg: 41.28 | Mifflin Township: 34.47 | Clinton Township: 32.77 |
30 | Worthington: 43.31 | Truro Township: 41.22 | Marble Cliff: 32.72 | Whitehall: 31.6 |
31 | Riverlea: 40.43 | Bexley: 37.94 | Clinton Township: 31.51 | Minerva Park: 29.69 |
32 | Whitehall: 36.45 | Riverlea: 36.66 | Whitehall: 30.64 | Marble Cliff: 29.09 |
33 | Bexley: 35.96 | Grandview Heights: 32.97 | Worthington: 30.24 | Worthington: 28.2 |
34 | Clinton Township: 34.46 | Clinton Township: 31.63 | Columbus: 27.21 | Columbus: 27.14 |
35 | Grandview Heights: 33.17 | Columbus: 29.7 | Grandview Heights: 24.8 | Grandview Heights: 24.67 |
36 | Mifflin Township: 31.76 | Whitehall: 29.21 | Bexley: 23.76 | Bexley: 22.95 |
37 | Columbus: 30.97 | Mifflin Township: 26.11 | Riverlea: 21.91 | Riverlea: 20.62 |
38 | Urbancrest: 12.12 | Urbancrest: 6.46 | Urbancrest: 11.11 | Urbancrest: 19.31 |
Areas Ranked by Margin between Democratic and Republican Votes
Negative numbers are Democratic leads, positive are Republican
Rank | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
1 | Urbancrest: -74.41 | Urbancrest: -85.54 | Urbancrest: -74.92 | Urbancrest: -57.63 |
2 | Columbus: -35.96 | Mifflin Township: -45.39 | Riverlea: -46.85 | Riverlea: -55.43 |
3 | Mifflin Township: -33.33 | Whitehall: -39.33 | Bexley: -44.74 | Bexley: -52.03 |
4 | Grandview Heights: -31.82 | Columbus: -38.43 | Grandview Heights: -43.15 | Grandview Heights: -48.6 |
5 | Clinton Tonwship: -26.92 | Clinton Township: -33.93 | Columbus: -38.72 | Columbus: -43.21 |
6 | Bexley: -26.58 | Grandview Heights: -31.52 | Whitehall: -32.34 | Worthington: -41.3 |
7 | Whitehall: -23.59 | Riverlea: -25.94 | Worthington: -30.38 | Marble Cliff: -39.8 |
8 | Riverlea: -17.52 | Bexley: -22.71 | Clinton Township: -28.81 | Minerva Park: -38.57 |
9 | Worthington: -11.49 | Reynoldsburg: -15.45 | Marble Cliff: -27.57 | Whitehall: -33.79 |
10 | Marble Cliff: -8.84 | Truro Township: -15.3 | Mifflin Township: -26.54 | Clinton Township: -32.14 |
11 | Truro Township: -7.91 | Worthington: -11.44 | Minerva Park: -17.91 | Mifflin Township: -28.23 |
12 | Reynoldsburg: -7.79 | Marble Cliff: -9.76 | Sharon Township: -17.15 | Sharon Township: -27.57 |
13 | Sharon Township: -3.96 | Franklin Township: -8.75 | Truro Township: -16.43 | Upper Arlington: -24.55 |
14 | Minerva Park: -2.85 | Sharon Township: -7.04 | Reynoldsburg: -15.91 | Reynoldsburg: -24.06 |
15 | Gahanna: -0.8 | Minerva Park: -5.34 | Upper Arlington: -14.66 | Gahanna: -21.86 |
16 | Blendon Township: 3.22 | Madison Township: -3.3 | Gahanna: -10.24 | Perry Township: -21.41 |
17 | Upper Arlington: 3.77 | Valleyview: -2.46 | Perry Township: -8.35 | Truro Township: -17.6 |
18 | Franklin Township: 4.27 | Gahanna: -1.74 | Westerville: -5.99 | Westerville: -17.44 |
19 | Prairie Township: 6.56 | Blendon Township: -1.64 | Blendon Township: -3.84 | Blendon Township: -14.63 |
20 | Madison Township: 7.42 | Prairie Township: -0.19 | Hilliard: -3.55 | Hilliard: -14.49 |
21 | Westerville: 8.08 | Obetz: 0.68 | Dublin: -2.02 | Dublin: -13.02 |
22 | Hilliard: 8.81 | Groveport: 4.03 | Jefferson Township: 1.13 | Jefferson Township: -10.73 |
23 | Obetz: 9.17 | Westerville: 5.81 | New Albany: 1.55 | New Albany: -9.09 |
24 | Perry Township: 10.37 | Hilliard: 6.45 | Norwich Township: 6.19 | Norwich Township: -0.8 |
25 | Jefferson Township: 10.74 | Hamilton Township: 6.64 | Madison Township: 9.22 | Groveport: 5.19 |
26 | Groveport: 11.5 | Upper Arlington: 7.88 | Groveport: 10.98 | Madison Township: 6.3 |
27 | Washington Township: 12.99 | Perry Township: 12.04 | Franklin Township: 12.15 | Canal Winchester: 9.63 |
28 | Valleyview: 14.37 | Jefferson Township: 12.71 | Prairie Township: 16.67 | Valleyview: 13.21 |
29 | Norwich Township: 15.3 | Washington Township: 13.04 | Canal Winchester: 20.33 | Franklin Township: 14.39 |
30 | Dublin: 15.58 | Grove City: 15.33 | Obetz: 20.66 | Plain Township: 15.58 |
31 | Hamilton Township: 16.85 | Norwich Township: 15.98 | Valleyview: 21.45 | Prairie Township: 16.0 |
32 | Grove City: 19.65 | Canal Winchester: 18.17 | Grove City: 21.57 | Grove City: 16.84 |
33 | Canal Winchester: 22.48 | Dublin: 19.55 | Washington Township: 23.66 | Brown Township: 18.24 |
34 | New Albany: 22.87 | Pleasant Township: 22.94 | Brown Township: 26.56 | Washington Township: 19.01 |
35 | Pleasant Township: 24.46 | Brown Township: 29.91 | Plain Township: 28.75 | Obetz: 20.02 |
36 | Brown Township: 26.15 | Jackson Township: 31.27 | Hamilton Township: 35.69 | Pleasant Township: 41.11 |
37 | Plain Township: 32.62 | Plain Township: 31.33 | Pleasant Township: 37.19 | Jackson Township: 44.19 |
38 | Jackson Township: 33.96 | New Albany: 32.31 | Jackson Township: 44.19 | Hamilton Township: 44.37 |
Overall, most places in Franklin County have moved strongly left in the past 3 elections. The few areas that did not tended to be more rural towns and townships. Most of Columbus’ major suburbs now vote strongly Democratic, with the notable exceptions of Grove City and Canal Winchester.
The most conservative place in Franklin County as recently as 2020 was Hamilton Township, with the most liberal being Urbancrest. Urbancrest is a tiny, diverse neighborhood north of Grove City. In recent years, it’s been becoming less diverse, though, which may explain why its Democratic margins have been getting smaller.
Finally, the overall margin change from 2008-2020.
Rank | 2008-2020 |
1 | Riverlea: -37.91 |
2 | Minerva Park: -35.72 |
3 | New Albany: -31.96 |
4 | Perry Township: -31.78 |
5 | Marble Cliff: -30.96 |
6 | Worthington: -29.81 |
7 | Dublin: -28.6 |
8 | Upper Alrington: -28.32 |
9 | Westerville: -25.52 |
10 | Bexley: -25.45 |
11 | Sharon Township: -23.61 |
12 | Hilliard: -23.3 |
13 | Jefferson Township: -21.47 |
14 | Gahanna: -21.06 |
15 | Blendon Township: -17.85 |
16 | Plain Township: -17.05 |
17 | Grandview Heights: -16.78 |
18 | Reynoldsburg: -16.27 |
19 | Norwich Township: -16.1 |
20 | Canal Winchester: -12.85 |
21 | Whitehall: -10.2 |
22 | Truro Township: -9.69 |
23 | Brown Township: -7.91 |
24 | Columbus: -7.25 |
25 | Groveport: -6.31 |
26 | Clinton Township: -5.22 |
27 | Grove City: -2.81 |
28 | Valleyview: -11.16 |
29 | Madison Township: -1.13 |
30 | Mifflin Township: 5.1 |
31 | Washington Township: 6.02 |
32 | Prairie Township: 9.44 |
33 | Franklin Township: 10.12 |
34 | Jackson Township: 10.23 |
35 | Obetz: 10.85 |
36 | Pleasant Township: 16.66 |
37 | Urbancrest: 16.78 |
38 | Hamilton Township: 27.52 |
Past election maps for past elections in Ohio are also available. And if you are interested in where these places are, here is a voting district map for Franklin County.
