44419 North Benton, OH is a small, rural community in northern Ohio. It is home to a variety of people and businesses, but the politics in this area are largely overlooked due to its size and lack of influence. Nonetheless, there are still important local political issues that affect the residents here. For example, the town is considering an initiative to revitalize its Main Street strip and attract more businesses. Additionally, it is working towards protecting its water supply from potential contamination from nearby industrial sites. Residents of 44419 North Benton can engage with their local government through attending town council meetings or writing directly to their representatives about pressing local issues. With such important political decisions being made in the area, it is important for residents to be informed about what their elected officials are doing on their behalf so they can make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 44449 (North Benton, 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 44449 (North Benton, OH) is moderately conservative.
North Benton, 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.
North Benton, 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 44449 (North Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)