The city of Cortland, OH (44410) is a small, suburban community located in Trumbull County in the northeastern part of the state. The city has a government that operates under a charter system and is administered by a mayor and council. The mayor and council are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city as well as for setting policy and direction. The city has two political parties represented in local government: Republicans and Democrats. Each party has its own election process to choose candidates who will represent their interests on the City Council. Local elections are typically held during the spring season with each party having its own primaries to decide who will be put forward as their official candidate. Additionally, local citizens can get involved directly in politics by attending public meetings or volunteering with local initiatives or campaigns sponsored by either of the political parties. Overall, Cortland is an active political community that offers citizens the opportunity to stay informed and involved with local issues impacting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 44410 (Cortland, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Trumbull County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Trumbull County, OH 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trumbull county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Trumbull county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44410 (Cortland, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Cortland, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Trumbull County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Cortland, Ohio: D D D D r R
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 44410 (Cortland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,265 contributions totaling $22,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $28,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)