44060 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 44060 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44060, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44060 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44060 leans more Republican than 12 of 18 neighbors.
Politically, 44060 sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44060. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+17) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 44060 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 44060, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
44060 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 89%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 44060, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 44060 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 44060 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 44060 have completed high school, above 86% 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.