Sylvania, OH is a small town located in northwestern Ohio. It has a rich history of politics, having been home to several prominent figures in Ohio politics over the years. The mayor of Sylvania is President Eric Gerken, who has served in this role since 2020. There are also five city council members that were elected in 2019 and serve on the Sylvania City Council. Each councilmember serves a four year term and provides oversight for many local government initiatives such as infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and education. All local elections are nonpartisan and citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates regardless of party affiliation. Political issues facing the city include managing growth while preserving its natural resources, improving public transportation services, and addressing social issues such as poverty and homelessness.
The political climate in Sylvania, OH is leaning 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
Sylvania, OH is leaning 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.
Sylvania, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Sylvania, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,828 contributions totaling $259,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 921 contributions totaling $255,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)