Swingtown, USA: Springfield, OH

Welcome:

Springfield, a.k.a. "The Rose City," is the county seat of Clark County in Southwestern Ohio. The city is located on the Mad River and Buck Creek and is named after the spring water that empties into Buck Creek.











By the Numbers:

The city's population in 2006 was estimated at 62,844, down almost 4% from the 2000 total. Springfield is 78% white, and 18% African-American, while Clark County in total is 88% white, and 9% African-American. One percent of the county is of Hispanic or Latino descent.

Clark County broke narrowly for Bush in 2004 with the President winning 51% of the vote. While Kerry won Springfield City, that margin was surpassed by Bush votes in the surrounding townships. In the Democratic Primary, Clinton won 59% of the county vote, with Obama winning 39%, and Edwards winning 2%. In the Republican Primary, McCain won 57% of the vote to Huckabee's 36%, with Paul winning 3%.

Fun Facts!

Springfield is home to Wittenburg University (Goooo Tigers!), and in 2004 was named an "All-American City". In 1902 the first 4-H Club was founded in Springfield Township, and Clark County still hosts the largest county fair in Ohio.

If you're looking to do more than swing some voters when you are in the Springfield area, the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau wants you to discover life's simple pleasures, and perhaps have a championship moment.

Your local news source: Springfield News-Sun


The following chart shows the five smallest vote margins among Clark County precincts in the 2004 General Election.

Precincts	Vote Margin (in # of votes)
Moorefield Township Precinct 7	Bush +1
Springfield Township Precinct 10	Bush +2
Moorefield Township Precinct 11	Bush +3
Springfield Township Precinct 3	Bush +11
Springfield City Precinct 27	Bush +12

Swingtown, USA is a regular feature on the Protocol where we introduce readers to a city or town from a swing county in a swing state.