43450 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 82% of adults in 43450 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 43450, ~26% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 43450 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 43450 leans more Republican than 12 of 29 neighbors.
43450 runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 43450 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 43450, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 43450 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 43450 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; 43450, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 43450 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 43450 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 43450 have completed high school, above 83% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.