Richfield, OH (44286) is a small city located in the northeast of Ohio. It has been an integral part of the greater Akron area for many years. The city is governed by a five-member council of elected officials from each of the four wards in Richfield. These individuals are responsible for creating policy and passing legislation to benefit the citizens of Richfield. Each council member also serves as a representative for their respective ward on issues that pertain to them. Additionally, there are numerous committees and boards which provide additional oversight for various aspects of the city's operations such as planning, public works, recreation, and finance. Election cycles occur every two years and the current mayor is Thomas Kayne. With these officials in place, Richfield has been able to remain a vibrant community while still embracing its historical charm.
The political climate in Zip 44286 (Richfield, OH) is leaning liberal.
Summit County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Summit County, OH 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.4%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44286 (Richfield, OH) is leaning liberal.
Richfield, Ohio is leaning liberal.
Summit County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
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.
Richfield, 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 44286 (Richfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 441 contributions totaling $236,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $536 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $91,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $520 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)