Willoughby, Ohio is known for its rich political history. Throughout the years, Willoughby has been home to many influential politicians who have worked hard to make sure that citizens have a voice in their government. From mayors to state representatives and senators, Willoughby's political leaders have been actively involved with their community and advocating for progressive reform on the local, state, and national levels. As of late, Willoughby has seen a number of elections focusing on issues such as education funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and public safety initiatives. Predominantly Republican candidates have been most successful in recent years; however, recent data suggests that a shift may be occurring as Democrats are gaining more support from the city's residents. No matter which party is in power in Willoughby though, residents can be assured that their voice will continue to be heard in all levels of politics within the city.
The political climate in Willoughby, OH is leaning conservative.
Lake County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, OH 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.4%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willoughby, OH is leaning conservative.
Lake County, Ohio is somewhat 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.
Willoughby, Ohio: r r d r R 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 Willoughby, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,354 contributions totaling $118,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 808 contributions totaling $622,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $771 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)