The city of 44302 Akron, OH is a vibrant hub of political activity and engagement. Located in the heart of Summit County, Akron is home to many local politicians who are dedicated to serving their constituents and making this city a great place to live. Local leaders prioritize issues like education, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. Among these leaders are Mayor Dan Horrigan, State Senator Vernon Sykes, State Representative Tavia Galonski, and City Councilmen Margo Sommerville and Russ Neal. All of these individuals strive to create policies that benefit the citizens of 44302 Akron, OH and help make their community a better place.
The political climate in Zip 44302 (Akron, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Summit County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Summit County, OH 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.4%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44302 (Akron, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Akron, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Summit County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Akron Metro Area is leaning 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.
Akron, 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 44302 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $15,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)