Akron, OH is a city in Summit County and has a population of nearly 200,000. It is known for its historic architecture and vibrant community life. Politically, Akron citizens have the opportunity to vote for local officials who are responsible for representing their interests on the city council. In recent years, Akron has had several highly contested mayoral elections, with candidates from both major political parties vying for the office. These candidates often focus on issues like public safety, economic development, environmental protection, public education, and cultural amenities that make Akron an attractive place to live. While local politics can be contentious at times, overall there is a strong sense of community pride among residents in Akron and they are committed to creating a better future for their city.
The political climate in Zip 44311 (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 44311 (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 44311 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $110,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,358 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $100,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)