The politics of Sugar Bush Knolls, OH is quite varied. With the city's diverse mix of cultures and backgrounds, its residents represent a variety of political values. In recent years, Sugar Bush Knolls has seen an influx of new ideas and progressive policies that have been championed by both local civic leaders and state representatives alike. The city is currently home to an active citizenry that is dedicated to engaging in meaningful political dialogue. Residents can be found engaging with their elected officials on issues ranging from taxes to education reform to environmental protection. Ultimately, the politics of Sugar Bush Knolls is reflective of community-wide efforts to foster progress and build upon the city's unique history.
The political climate in Sugar Bush Knolls, OH is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Portage County, OH 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.0%.
Portage county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sugar Bush Knolls, OH is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
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.
Sugar Bush Knolls, 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 Sugar Bush Knolls, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,572 contributions totaling $205,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $49,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)