Eastlake, Ohio is a small city located in the northeastern corner of Lake County. It is a predominantly residential city, with many local businesses and parks. The politics in Eastlake are largely focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Local leaders take pride in their commitment to providing quality services for the residents of Eastlake. There are numerous elected officials that represent Eastlake's interests at the county and state level, while providing support for local initiatives such as business development and community programs. These elected officials strive to ensure that Eastlake remains a safe place to live and work, and that its citizens have access to a variety of services that can meet their needs.
The political climate in Eastlake, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, OH 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.4%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eastlake, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Ohio is somewhat 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.
Eastlake, Ohio: r r d r 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 Eastlake, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $41,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $26,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)