Youngstown, Ohio is located in Mahoning County and is the county seat of the county. It is a vibrant city with a population of around 65,000 people. Politically, the city is a combination of both parties; however, the Democratic Party has traditionally been more successful in local elections. For 2020, there are several candidates running for political office in Youngstown including incumbents for mayor and council seats as well as challengers from both major parties. The importance of these local elections cannot be overstated as they will ultimately shape the direction and future of this proud city. As local citizens it is important to research the qualifications and policy stances of each candidate so that we can make an informed decision at the polls on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 44503 (Youngstown, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Mahoning County, OH is leaning conservative. In Mahoning County, OH 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahoning county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.3% to 48.4%.
Mahoning county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44503 (Youngstown, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Youngstown, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Mahoning County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Youngstown, 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 44503 (Youngstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)