The politics of 44304 Akron, OH are focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens. The city is currently under the leadership of Mayor Dan Horrigan and Council President Margo Sommerville. Mayor Horrigan has been instrumental in revitalizing the downtown area with businesses and apartments, as well as helping to improve public safety in the community. With his guidance, elected officials have focused on providing residents with better access to education, employment opportunities, crime prevention programs, and transportation infrastructure. Additionally, Council President Sommerville has worked closely with local neighborhood groups to find solutions that benefit all individuals in the 44304 Akron area. This includes making sure everyone's voice is heard—whether it be through direct involvement or advocating for resources from state and federal governments. All of these efforts show a commitment to creating a strong and vibrant community for current and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 44304 (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 44304 (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 44304 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)