The politics in Hiram, Ohio are heavily influenced by the local government. The members of the City Council are responsible for making important decisions that impact the lives of the people who live and work in Hiram. These decisions range from fiscal policies to zoning regulations, and are voted on by the elected council members. There is also a mayor who serves as the head of local government as well as a number of appointed committee members who oversee projects related to public safety, infrastructure, and planning. Additionally, many of the state representatives and senators who represent Hiram in Columbus have offices located in or near town so that residents can easily access their services and resources when needed. Therefore, it is clear that politics are an integral part of life in Hiram, Ohio.
The political climate in Hiram, OH is moderately 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
Hiram, OH is moderately 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.
Hiram, 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 Hiram, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 748 contributions totaling $45,854 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)