44011 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 98% of adults in 44011 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44011, ~45% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44011 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44011 leans more Republican than 20 of 27 neighbors.
Politically, 44011 sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44011. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 44011 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 44011, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
44011 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 44011 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; 44011, 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 44011 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 44011 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 44011 own their home, above 83% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 44011 have completed high school, above 95% 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.