The city of Lorain, OH is located in the 44053 zip code and is home to a vibrant political landscape. It is governed by a directly elected mayor, who works with a seven-member city council to craft and implement policy. Additionally, state representatives from Lorain's 60th district serve in the Ohio House of Representatives. On the federal level, Lorain is located in Ohio's 9th congressional district, represented by Marcy Kaptur. It is also part of Ohio's 13th senatorial district, currently represented by Rep. Nathan Manning. Political engagement has always been strong in Lorain due to its diverse population. The city supports many progressive initiatives including environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and affordable housing for all residents. Local politicians have made sure to prioritize these issues while continuing to focus on economic development and public safety throughout the region as well.
The political climate in Zip 44053 (Lorain, OH) is leaning conservative.
Lorain County, OH is leaning conservative. In Lorain County, OH 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lorain county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.0%.
Lorain county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44053 (Lorain, OH) is leaning conservative.
Lorain, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Lorain County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
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.
Lorain, Ohio: D D D D d r
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 44053 (Lorain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $35,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $22,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)