The politics in Solon, Ohio, are vibrant and engaging, with plenty of opportunities for citizens to make their voices heard. Solon is located in Cuyahoga County and is part of the 11th Congressional District. Locally, Solon residents elect four representatives on the City Council, as well as the Mayor. For state representation, Solon citizens vote in elections for Ohio’s House of Representatives, Senate, and Governor. Additionally, there are numerous local organizations that provide a platform for citizens to express their opinions on local political issues and initiatives. Every year around election time there are numerous forums where residents can come together to discuss ideas and participate in debates about current legislation or other political topics. This ensures that all points of view are considered before decisions are made that will affect all residents in Solon.
The political climate in Solon, OH is somewhat 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
Solon, OH is somewhat 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.
Solon, 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 Solon, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,937 contributions totaling $1,639,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,320 contributions totaling $3,519,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)