The city of Cleveland, OH is located in the 44108 zip code and is known as a major political hub in the United States. With a vibrant history in engaging citizens in political discourse, Cleveland has become a leader in progressive politics and reform. It consistently ranks among other top cities for voter turnout with an impressive roster of local political candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. From its highly motivated residents to its vast array of elected officials, Cleveland continues to strive for greater representation and equality in all aspects of government and public affairs. This continued commitment to civic engagement is what makes this city such a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 44108 (Cleveland, OH) is very 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 44108 (Cleveland, OH) is very liberal.
Cleveland, Ohio is very 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.
Cleveland, 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 44108 (Cleveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 730 contributions totaling $340,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $519,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,868 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)