Ravenna, Ohio is a small town located in Portage County. It has a population of 11,724 people and is home to many local businesses. As far as politics go, Ravenna is governed by a city commission which consists of the mayor and four other elected commissioners. They are responsible for making laws and regulations to help ensure that the citizens of Ravenna have an enjoyable and safe place to live. The mayor is also responsible for executing these laws. Local political candidates are elected every 4 years and must reside in Ravenna or an adjacent township in order to run for office. Ravenna is part of the Ohio House of Representatives District 50 which covers much of Portage County's west side. The current member representing District 50 is Republican Sarah LaTourette who was first elected in 2018. Citizens in Ravenna can choose from several different political parties when it comes time to vote, including Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Green Party members, Independents and others. There are many opportunities for individuals interested in becoming involved in the political process in Ravenna, OH including attending meetings or volunteering at polling places during elections.
The political climate in Ravenna, OH is leaning conservative.
Portage County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Portage County, OH 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.0%.
Portage county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ravenna, OH is leaning conservative.
Portage County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Akron Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Ravenna, Ohio: d d d d r R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ravenna, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $22,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $28,877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)