Lorain County is located in the northeastern part of Ohio and is known for its rich cultural heritage. It has a population of approximately 300,000 people. The county is served by an elected board of County Commissioners who are responsible for setting policy, levying taxes, and providing services to the county’s residents. The Board consists of three members who are elected on a partisan basis every four years. Additionally, the county elects other officials such as judges, sheriffs, and prosecutors to serve their community.
The political landscape in Lorain County is characterized by a mix of different ideologies that range from progressive Democrats to conservative Republicans. There are several competitive races each election cycle that involve both local and state-level candidates vying for office. Every resident in Lorain County is encouraged to exercise their right to vote and participate in local politics. Through countless small actions such as voting or attending town hall meetings, citizens have the opportunity to shape the future of their communities through the political process.
The political climate in 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
Lorain County, OH 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.
Lorain, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lorain County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,695 contributions totaling $1,253,847 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,217 contributions totaling $1,127,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)