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.
