43981 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 43981 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 43981, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 43981 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 43981 leans more Republican than 24 of 27 neighbors.
43981 runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 43981 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 43981, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in 43981 drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 43981 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 80% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 43981, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 43981 looks the way it does
Turnout in 43981 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.