The politics in Toledo, Ohio 43606 are dominated by a strong local government presence. The 43606 zip code falls within the city limits of Toledo and is represented at the City Council level by one council member who is responsible for advocating for the interests of those living in the area. At the state level, Toledo is part of Ohio's ninth congressional district, which is currently represented by Marcy Kaptur. On the national level, Toledo residents are also represented by Marcy Kaptur. Toledo has elected both Democratic and Republican candidates to various positions in its local government over recent years. There has been a focus on supporting small businesses and improving economic stability in the city through initiatives such as tax incentives and grants aimed at encouraging job growth and entrepreneurship. In addition, there have been efforts to improve safety throughout the city with increased law enforcement presence and neighborhood watch programs.
The political climate in Zip 43606 (Toledo, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Lucas County, OH is moderately liberal. In Lucas County, OH 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lucas county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.7%.
Lucas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43606 (Toledo, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Toledo, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Lucas County, Ohio is moderately liberal.
Toledo 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.
Toledo, 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 43606 (Toledo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,264 contributions totaling $220,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $126,654 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)