Barberton, Ohio is a small city located in Summit County. It has a population of 26,550, and is known for its vibrant culture and community spirit. In terms of politics, Barberton has traditionally been a predominately Democratic city. The current Mayor of Barberton is William Judge, who was elected in 2019 and ran on the Democratic ticket. There are six members of the City Council who represent the various wards within the city. These members are also primarily Democrats, although there is one Republican council member representing Ward 3. Local political candidates from both major parties can be found campaigning for office in Barberton during election years to gain support for their respective platforms and goals.
The political climate in Barberton, OH is leaning liberal.
Summit County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Summit County, OH 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.4%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barberton, OH is leaning liberal.
Summit County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
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.
Barberton, 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 Barberton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 789 contributions totaling $48,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $29,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)