The politics in 44128 Cleveland, OH are centered around the city's mayor and other elected officials. The current mayor is Frank G. Jackson, who has held the position since 2006. He is a Democrat and aims to make Cleveland a more vibrant, livable city. Other city officials include Ward Councilmembers for each of the 17 wards in the city, which are elected by popular vote for four-year terms. Other elected officials include District Representatives in Congress and State legislators from Ohio's 11th congressional district. These politicians strive to ensure that their constituents' needs are met and to improve conditions in Cleveland. They work with local organizations, businesses, and citizens to make sure that everyone is taken care of and that the city continues to be a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 44128 (Cleveland, OH) is strongly liberal.
Cuyahoga County, OH is very liberal. In Cuyahoga County, OH 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuyahoga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 32.3%.
Cuyahoga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44128 (Cleveland, OH) is strongly liberal.
Cleveland, Ohio is strongly liberal.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio is very liberal.
Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cleveland, 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 44128 (Cleveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $23,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $62,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)