Lorain, OH is a medium-sized city located in Lorain County. It has been an important industrial center since the 19th century and is now home to a diverse population of people from many different backgrounds and walks of life. The city government consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected at large for four-year terms. They are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city, as well as creating policies and laws that affect residents. Local politics in Lorain, OH focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life initiatives. The city has several long-term strategic initiatives in place to improve its economy by attracting new businesses and industries, investing in education programs for children, improving infrastructure like roads and public transportation systems, and increasing access to services like healthcare. Many citizens of Lorain take an active role in local politics through volunteering on campaigns or participating in political events.
The political climate in Zip 44052 (Lorain, OH) is leaning liberal.
Lorain County, OH is leaning conservative. In Lorain County, OH 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lorain county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.0%.
Lorain county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44052 (Lorain, OH) is leaning liberal.
Lorain, Ohio is leaning liberal.
Lorain County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
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.
Lorain, Ohio: D D D D d 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 44052 (Lorain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 466 contributions totaling $36,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $43,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)