Norton, OH is a small city located in Summit County, and is home to a diverse population of just under 12,000 people. The city's local politics are driven by the city council, which consists of seven members elected at-large. The mayor is elected in a separate election every four years by the citizens of Norton. Current issues addressed by the Norton City Council include street repair projects, economic development initiatives, and community outreach programs. In addition to these measures, local political candidates often focus on creating a welcoming environment for businesses and residents alike. Through their campaigns, they strive to build consensus and foster public engagement with the government while also promoting growth and prosperity in Norton.
The political climate in Norton, OH is leaning conservative.
Summit County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Summit County, OH 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.4%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norton, OH is leaning conservative.
Summit County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
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.
Norton, 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 Norton, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,731 contributions totaling $479,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 930 contributions totaling $335,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)