Rocky River, OH is a vibrant and diverse city located in Cuyahoga County. The city has a strong political history, having elected numerous representatives to the Ohio State Legislature and the United States Congress. Rocky River is represented by Representatives Michael O'Brien and Carolyn B. Coleman in the State Legislature. Additionally, Marcy Kaptur of the 9th district serves as its representative in Congress. The residents of Rocky River engage in lively political discourse with passionate citizens participating in debates about local issues and federal legislation. While there are many experienced politicians who have served this city for decades, Rocky River also welcomes new voices with fresh perspectives to add to the conversation.
The political climate in Rocky River, OH is somewhat liberal.
Cuyahoga County, OH is very liberal. In Cuyahoga County, OH 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuyahoga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 32.3%.
Cuyahoga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rocky River, OH is somewhat liberal.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio is very liberal.
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.
Rocky River, 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 Rocky River, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,519 contributions totaling $615,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 646 contributions totaling $818,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)