Oberlin, OH is a small town located in the northeast region of Ohio. It is an area populated by individuals who care deeply about their community and are passionate about making sure it remains a safe and vibrant place to live. The city is governed by a mayor and a six-member city council who work together to keep the local residents informed on issues that may affect them. The City Council meets monthly to discuss items such as local taxes, zoning ordinances, public safety, economic development, and other issues that have an impact on Oberlin. Local elections are held every two years for the Mayor and City Council members, giving citizens of Oberlin the opportunity to have their voices heard and shape the future of their home. Residents in Oberlin value transparency in government and strive to stay involved in politics to ensure that their community remains a great place to live.
The political climate in Oberlin, OH is leaning liberal.
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
Oberlin, OH is leaning liberal.
Lorain County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oberlin, 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 Oberlin, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,872 contributions totaling $617,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $30,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)