Lakewood, OH is a vibrant and diverse city located in the greater Cleveland area. It is home to a variety of people from all walks of life, ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. The politics in Lakewood are varied and ever-evolving. With its unique local government structure that relies heavily on citizen input, Lakewood has seen an increase in civic engagement over the years. Local political candidates often come from across the spectrum of different ideologies while still adhering to a general set of goals for the betterment of the city’s residents. Candidates prioritize initiatives like public safety improvements, economic growth and development, educational excellence, and infrastructure improvements when campaigning for office. As a result, citizens in Lakewood continue to be engaged with the political process and actively participate in their local elections.
The political climate in Lakewood, OH is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, OH is very liberal. In Cuyahoga County, OH 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuyahoga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 32.3%.
Cuyahoga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakewood, OH is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio is very liberal.
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.
Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,144 contributions totaling $465,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 576 contributions totaling $667,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)