Rochester, Ohio is a small town located in the rolling hills of Holmes County. It has a population of around 1,500 people in the area and is known for its community-oriented atmosphere. Politics in Rochester are generally seen as collaborative and non-partisan, with citizens working together to make decisions that benefit the entire town. Local government representatives work closely with citizens to ensure their voices are heard and take their concerns into account when making policy. Political candidates for local office often have strong ties to the community and are committed to improving quality of life within the town. Most recently, Mayor Jeff Blair was elected for his second term in 2021 after running on a platform to focus on enhancing infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and investing in public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Rochester, 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
Rochester, OH is somewhat conservative.
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.
Rochester, 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 Rochester, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 570 contributions totaling $18,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $13,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)