Lakeside, OH is a small town located in the heart of Ohio. With a population of just under 10,000 people, Lakeside is known for its quaint charm and close-knit community. The local politics in Lakeside are largely focused on the preservation of this small town atmosphere. Local political candidates strive to represent the values and interests of their constituents while ensuring that projects and initiatives are funded appropriately. Candidates also focus on issues such as improving infrastructure, bringing new business into the area, and promoting fiscal responsibility. The current leaders in Lakeside prioritize the safety and wellbeing of its citizens through initiatives like strengthening public safety resources and investing in programs that will benefit the health and education of local residents.
The political climate in Lakeside, OH is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, OH is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside, OH is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
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.
Lakeside, Ohio: r r 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 Lakeside, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $16,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $21,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)