Brimfield, OH is a small town in Portage County located just south of Akron. Although the population is relatively small, Brimfield boasts a vibrant political scene. Local elections are held every two years to elect members of the Brimfield City Council and the Mayor. The council is made up of seven members who are responsible for passing local ordinances, managing the budget and prioritizing the community's needs. The Mayor is responsible for representing the city in all matters related to state and federal government as well as attending and leading meetings of the City Council. Each election cycle brings about a new opportunity for residents to voice their opinions on important topics such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety and education initiatives. As such, Brimfield remains an engaged and active community that takes its politics seriously.
The political climate in Brimfield, 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
Brimfield, 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.
Brimfield, 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 Brimfield, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,941 contributions totaling $224,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $69,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)