The city of Cleveland, OH in zip code 44101 is a vibrant and diverse community with many different political views represented. However, the main political groups that are influential in the city are Democrats and Republicans. There have been multiple elections within the last few years that have seen increasing participation from both sides of the aisle. The Democratic party has been successful in gaining support from many different groups within the area while Republicans have focused on more local issues. In recent years, Democrats have been able to gain ground at local levels by creating platforms for candidates that are based on positive change and progress for all citizens in the area. On the other hand, Republicans have been able to maintain their foothold in the area by focusing on fiscal responsibility and reducing government spending. While there is still much debate between these two sides, both parties recognize that it is imperative to work together if Cleveland is going to continue moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 44101 (Cleveland, OH) is very 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
Zip 44101 (Cleveland, OH) is very liberal.
Cleveland, Ohio is very 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.
Cleveland, 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 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 zip 44101 (Cleveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $10,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)