South Amherst, OH is a vibrant community that is home to a diverse population of people. Governance in the area is provided by various local political entities including the city council, county commissioners, and school board members. Each of these elected bodies are responsible for making decisions that determine the future of South Amherst's citizens. Local issues range from economic development and public safety to transportation and environmental protection. The current council is focused on providing quality public services while encouraging sustainable economic growth. Additionally, they strive to ensure that all citizens have access to fair representation on matters important to them such as healthcare, education, and social welfare programs. As a result, South Amherst is becoming an increasingly desirable place for young families and businesses alike.
The political climate in South Amherst, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lorain County, OH is leaning conservative. In Lorain County, OH 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lorain county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.0%.
Lorain county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Amherst, OH is somewhat conservative.
Lorain County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
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.
South Amherst, Ohio: D D D D d 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 South Amherst, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,784 contributions totaling $744,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $287,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $689 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)