Berlin Heights, Ohio is a rural community located in Erie County. It is home to many small businesses and farms, as well as a variety of recreational activities for residents to enjoy. The politics in Berlin Heights are dominated by the Republican Party, who have held the majority of elected offices since the 1970s. Local elections usually involve both supporters of the Republican Party and independent candidates. In 2020, local Republicans offered an array of candidates who ran for public office on a platform of economic growth and fiscal responsibility. These candidates were successful and were able to build upon their successes from prior election cycles. While the Democratic Party may not have had success at the local level recently, they continue to be active in Berlin Heights with campaigns and events that aim to provide resources for residents and engage them in local politics. With its strong sense of community spirit, Berlin Heights is sure to remain involved politically in upcoming years.
The political climate in Berlin Heights, OH is moderately conservative.
Erie County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Erie County, OH 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.3%.
Erie county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berlin Heights, OH is moderately conservative.
Erie County, Ohio is somewhat 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.
Berlin Heights, 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 Berlin Heights, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $7,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)