The politics of 43609 Toledo, OH is an interesting mix of local and state issues. It is home to more than 29,000 residents who have access to the services and resources of both the city and county governments. Toledo's recent mayoral election saw a change in leadership from Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson to Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, marking a new era for the city. The mayor works with city council members to set policy and pass legislation that will improve the lives of all citizens. In addition to municipal governance, 43609 Toledo also has representation in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate, as well as in Congress. As such, residents are represented at both federal and state levels on issues like education, health care, transportation, taxes, public safety, environmental protection, economic development and more. This ensures that everyone living in 43609 has their voices heard when it comes time to make decisions that impact their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 43609 (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 43609 (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 43609 (Toledo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $7,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)