Richfield, OH is a small town located in Summit County, Ohio. Politically, the city has been represented by Mayor Robert Walter since 2014 and is currently part of the Ohio House of Representatives' 36th district. The city council consists of five members who are each elected to four-year terms. Richfield is generally considered to be socially progressive and environmentally conscious, having recently passed a law that requires businesses to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. The city has also taken measures to promote economic development through tax abatement programs and other investment initiatives. Additionally, Richfield has a number of civic organizations that work towards improving the quality of life for residents including the Richfield Civic Association, the Richfield Historical Society, and the Richfield Community Foundation. Through involvement in these organizations, citizens can voice their opinions on local politics and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Richfield, 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
Richfield, 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.
Richfield, 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 Richfield, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,025 contributions totaling $380,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 781 contributions totaling $400,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)