The city of 44278 Tallmadge, OH is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected to four-year terms. The Mayor and Council members are responsible for setting local policy, making laws, approving the budget and taxation levels, and appointing members to various boards and commissions. The local government is also responsible for providing services such as police protection, fire protection, street maintenance, parks and recreation programs, public transportation systems, water supply systems, sanitary sewer systems, refuse collection services, public health services, economic development projects, community events and activities. In recent years there has been an emphasis on economic development in order to attract new businesses to the area. This includes incentives for businesses to open up shop in the city while ensuring that minimal disruption is caused for existing businesses. Additionally there have been efforts to improve public transportation options in the community in order to reduce traffic congestion. All these initiatives have been guided by strong leadership from both the mayor and council members who work together to ensure that the city of 44278 Tallmadge remains a desirable place for both residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Zip 44278 (Tallmadge, 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 44278 (Tallmadge, OH) is leaning liberal.
Tallmadge, 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.
Tallmadge, 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 44278 (Tallmadge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 912 contributions totaling $39,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $9,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)