The Akron, OH Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse area with much to offer its citizens. From bustling business districts to scenic parks and trails, there is something for everyone. The area also has an active political landscape, with local politicians working to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Local elections offer residents the opportunity to choose who will represent them in state and municipal government and lead the community forward. These elected officials work hard to pass legislation that protects the interests of their constituents, while also ensuring that their voices are heard in the larger state political arena. With these local leaders in place, the Akron Metro Area is well positioned for an even brighter future ahead.
The political climate in Akron Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Akron Metro Area 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Akron metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 51.4% to 46.9%.
The Akron metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Akron, Ohio: d D D D d d
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Akron Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25,904 contributions totaling $2,835,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,741 contributions totaling $4,179,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $728 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)