The city of Akron, Ohio is a vibrant and growing community located in the 44307 zip code. It is home to a diverse population, with over 200,000 individuals residing in the area. The local politics in 44307 Akron are served by the Mayor of Akron and the members of City Council. The Mayor and Council members are elected to serve two-year terms, with elections held every two years. In addition to these elected officials, there are appointed boards and commissions that serve various functions within the city, such as zoning boards and development committees. Community engagement is highly encouraged in Akron, with many opportunities for residents to get involved in decision making processes affecting their neighborhood or other areas of interest. Additionally, there are numerous organizations dedicated to advocating for progressive policies that benefit all residents of 44307 Akron.
The political climate in Zip 44307 (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 44307 (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 44307 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $6,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $3,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)