The city of Hiram, OH (44234) is a small town situated in Portage County. It is known for its rich history and community spirit. Politically, the city government consists of a mayor and six council members who oversee the operations of the municipality. Currently, Mayor Robert Vansickle is leading the city and the council members are Leslie Hinkle, Stephanie Jadwin, Martin Lyons, Tom Mancini, Roberta Tranchitella and Roberta Scott-Harper. All of these elected officials are committed to providing quality services for the local residents in 44234 Hiram while also focusing on fiscal responsibility. The town has an open government approach that allows its citizens to stay informed about what is happening in their town and voice their opinions on issues that affect them directly. There are also local committees and organizations that work to protect the rights of all citizens and ensure that each member of the community has a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 44234 (Hiram, OH) is moderately conservative.
Portage County, OH is somewhat conservative. In Portage County, OH 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.0%.
Portage county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44234 (Hiram, OH) is moderately conservative.
Hiram, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Portage County, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
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.
Hiram, 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 44234 (Hiram)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 748 contributions totaling $45,854 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)