43947 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 43947 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 43947, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 43947 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 43947 leans more Republican than 11 of 29 neighbors.
43947 runs about 34 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 43947. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 43947 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 43947, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 43947 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 43947, 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 43947 looks the way it does
Turnout in 43947 sits close to the national pattern. 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.