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Aftab Pureval

Democratic · Mayor of Cincinnati · Ohio · Spectrum score -46

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Aftab Pureval is Mayor of Cincinnati in Ohio. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Aftab Karma Singh Pureval is an American attorney and politician serving as the 70th mayor of Cincinnati since 2022.

Term ends: Jan 8, 2030
Email: mayor.aftab@cincinnati-oh.gov
Phone: 513-352-3250
Office: 801 Plum St., Suite 150, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

Salary: —

Where Aftab stands on the spectrum

Aftab Pureval scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Aftab Karma Singh Pureval is an American attorney and politician serving as the 70th mayor of Cincinnati since 2022. A a member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the clerk of courts of Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2017 to 2022. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Ohio's 1st congressional district in 2018, losing the election to Republican incumbent Steve Chabot. Pureval was elected mayor in 2021 and was…

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
cincinnati-oh.gov
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.