The city of Medina, OH is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of Northeast Ohio. It is home to over 27,000 residents who are served by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Dennis Hanwell and he has been in office since 2016. The city council consists of seven members who serve two-year terms. They focus on creating laws that ensure the safety and well-being of Medina citizens, while also providing necessary resources for economic growth. Additionally, they strive to make Medina an attractive place for businesses to locate and invest in the community. In order to remain informed about local politics in 44256 Medina, OH citizens can attend open meetings held by the Mayor and City Council or learn more through their official website. By staying informed, residents are able to voice their opinions on matters that impact their lives and help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 44256 (Medina, OH) is moderately conservative.
Medina County, OH is moderately conservative. In Medina County, OH 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Medina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.5%.
Medina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44256 (Medina, OH) is moderately conservative.
Medina, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Medina County, Ohio is moderately 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.
Medina, Ohio: R R r R 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 44256 (Medina)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,573 contributions totaling $207,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 804 contributions totaling $382,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)