Toledo, OH (43617) is a vibrant and diverse city located in northwest Ohio. The political landscape of the city is vibrant and active, with various elected positions that serve the needs of its citizens. From the Mayor to City Council Members, each individual has a part to play in shaping the political landscape of Toledo. At the local level, there are usually two major political parties represented: the Democratic Party and Republican Party. Each party puts forth their own candidates for various political offices such as Mayor, City Council Members, School Board Members, Park Commissioners, and Judgeships among others. Residents of Toledo have an opportunity to be a part of the local political process through voting and volunteering on campaigns for candidates they feel best represent their interests. Through this process, Toledoans can actively participate in making sure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions facing their city.
The political climate in Zip 43617 (Toledo, 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
Zip 43617 (Toledo, OH) is leaning liberal.
Toledo, Ohio 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.
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 43617 (Toledo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $57,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $58,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)