University Heights, OH is a small city located in the Midwest. Politically, the city is dominated by progressive and centrist voters. In recent years, local elections have become increasingly competitive with progressive candidates gaining ground in the polls. One of the main focuses for candidates has been to address issues such as public safety and economic growth within the city. In addition to this, candidates have also made it a priority to ensure that all residents, regardless of demographic or financial background, have ample access to quality education and resources. As University Heights continues to develop and grow, local political candidates will continue to focus on these important issues in order to create a better future for everyone that lives in this vibrant city.
The political climate in University Heights, OH is moderately 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
University Heights, OH is moderately 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.
University Heights, 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 University Heights, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,670 contributions totaling $3,256,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,822 contributions totaling $4,779,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,623 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)