Avon Lake, Ohio is a small city located on the shore of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio. It is known for its safe neighborhoods, excellent schools, and strong community spirit. Politically, Avon Lake has historically voted Republican at the local and national level; however, in recent years, Democratic candidates have become more successful in elections within the city. Local politicians focus on issues important to the community such as public safety, education funding, and economic development. The city council also works hard to ensure that local taxes are being put to good use while maintaining a balanced budget year after year. There is also an active network of interest groups and social organizations that help to inform local politics and engage citizens in civic engagement activities. Avon Lake is an engaged and active community with a strong commitment to promoting the well-being of its residents.
The political climate in Avon Lake, OH is leaning 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
Avon Lake, OH is leaning 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.
Avon Lake, 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 Avon Lake, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 896 contributions totaling $79,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 401 contributions totaling $284,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $710 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)