The small city of Portage Lakes, OH is located within the greater Akron metro area in the northeast part of the state. The community is governed by an elected Mayor and Council who work together to ensure that local laws are followed and that the needs of the citizens are met. The Mayor and Council work together to set policies, approve budgets, make infrastructure improvements, and bring new businesses into town. They also seek to create a sense of community by sponsoring events such as festivals, concerts, parades and other activities. Portage Lakes has a rich history intertwined with politics; from the early days when it was first settled by pioneers all the way through modern times where it now serves as a major center for business and commerce in Summit County. The dedicated leadership on the City Council continuously works to improve upon the ways that Portage Lakes serves its citizens and those visiting from outside of the community.
The political climate in Portage Lakes, OH is leaning liberal.
Summit County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Summit County, OH 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.4%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portage Lakes, OH is leaning liberal.
Summit County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
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.
Portage Lakes, 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 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 Portage Lakes, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 318 contributions totaling $35,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 259 contributions totaling $48,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)