Lakewood, OH is a small city located in Cuyahoga County. It has been a center of political activity for many years, with local elections drawing attention from people all over the region. The city is currently represented by several elected officials at the local, state and federal level. These representatives are dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents of Lakewood. There are various initiatives underway to promote economic growth and development, as well as efforts to reduce crime and improve public infrastructure. Furthermore, the city holds regular meetings and events that allow residents to voice their opinions on important issues and stay informed about current topics. Local candidates running for office are often highly engaged with the community and strive to bring positive change to Lakewood.
The political climate in Zip 44107 (Lakewood, 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 44107 (Lakewood, OH) is strongly liberal.
Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood, 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 44107 (Lakewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,906 contributions totaling $408,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 409 contributions totaling $652,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,595 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)