Parma, OH is a city located in Cuyahoga County and has a population of around 81,601 people. It is part of the Greater Cleveland area and the city is known for its diverse range of international cultures. The political climate in Parma is centered around various local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. Local politics in the city are overseen by Mayor Tim DeGeeter and members of City Council. Mayor DeGeeter has been elected to a fourth term and he works with City Council to ensure that laws are being enforced properly. The most pressing issues facing Parma include finding ways to improve public transportation throughout the city and developing quality job training opportunities for its residents. Additionally, many citizens have voiced concerns about rising home values impacting their ability to stay in their homes or relocate if they need to. With Mayor DeGeeter’s leadership and guidance from City Council, Parma continues to work towards solutions that ensure the well-being of all citizens within the municipality.
The political climate in Zip 44129 (Parma, OH) is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, OH is very liberal. In Cuyahoga County, OH 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuyahoga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 32.3%.
Cuyahoga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44129 (Parma, OH) is moderately liberal.
Parma, Ohio is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio is very liberal.
Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Parma, 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 44129 (Parma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $18,493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $19,922 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)