Akron, Ohio, located in the 44308 zip code, is a thriving city with a rich political history. In recent years, Akron has been represented in local government by several representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties. These representatives have worked together to ensure that the residents of Akron are served by effective and responsible local governance. The city has also seen a growing influx of independent candidates vying for office in recent years. These candidates often focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Regardless of who is elected into office, it is clear that there is an active and engaged political atmosphere in Akron that contributes to its positive growth and reputation.
The political climate in Zip 44308 (Akron, OH) is moderately 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 44308 (Akron, OH) is moderately liberal.
Akron, Ohio is moderately 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 44308 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $85,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $748 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,374,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105,746 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)