Cleveland, Ohio, located in the 44104 zip code, is an area with a strong political history. The city has experienced major successes and changes due to election outcomes that have impacted the lives of its citizens. In the past few years, Cleveland has seen a number of progressive candidates take office and work to improve the quality of life for all in the city. A new mayor, Frank Jackson, was elected to office in 2017 and has brought a renewed focus on economic development and public safety throughout Cleveland. Recent initiatives from Jackson’s administration have included increased investment in education, infrastructure improvements, job training programs for disadvantaged youth and more funding for local police forces. Additionally, several local representatives have been appointed or elected to various positions at the state level including Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman as well as Congresswoman Marcia Fudge who represent Ohio's 11th Congressional District. These individuals are actively working to ensure that all members of their community receive fair representation at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 44104 (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 44104 (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 44104 (Cleveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,323 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $3,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)