Vermilion, OH is a small city located in Erie County. It has a vibrant community with many local businesses and historic sites. Its politics are largely focused on the City Council and Mayor, both of whom are elected by the citizens of Vermilion. The City Council meets regularly to discuss and debate issues affecting the city, while the Mayor works closely with the council to ensure that their decisions are implemented. Vermilion also has its own Board of Education which works to provide the best educational opportunities for all of its students. Local elections often feature exciting races between candidates who have strong opinions about how to best serve their constituents and move Vermilion forward. Through these elections, citizens can choose leaders they believe will represent their interests in local government.
The political climate in Vermilion, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lorain County, OH is leaning conservative. In Lorain County, OH 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lorain county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.0%.
Lorain county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermilion, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lorain County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Sandusky Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Vermilion, Ohio: D D D D d 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 Vermilion, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,384 contributions totaling $304,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 693 contributions totaling $698,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,007 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)