43840 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 43840 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 43840, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 43840 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 43840 leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
43840 runs about 56 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 43840 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 43840, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 43840 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 43840 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 43840, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 43840 looks the way it does
Turnout in 43840 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.