The small city of Olmsted Falls, Ohio (44138) is a quaint and picturesque suburb of Cleveland in the northeast corner of the state. It is known for its tight knit community spirit and quiet beauty. Politically, the city has been reliably blue for many years, with Democratic candidates receiving most of the votes in local elections. The mayor is currently a Democrat, who was re-elected in 2020 with no opposition on the ballot. He is well-regarded by residents as an effective leader and advocate for their interests. City council consists mainly of Democrats as well, with two Republicans holding seats currently. Local politics often center on issues related to maintaining property values, maintaining quality public services while keeping taxes low, and promoting economic development in the area without disrupting its character and charm.
The political climate in Zip 44138 (Olmsted Falls, OH) is moderately 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 44138 (Olmsted Falls, OH) is moderately liberal.
Olmsted Falls, Ohio is moderately 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.
Olmsted Falls, 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 44138 (Olmsted Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 637 contributions totaling $49,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $120,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $954 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)