44127 is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 44127 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44127, ~33% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44127 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44127 leans more Democratic than 31 of 52 neighbors.
44127 runs about 66 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while 44127 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44127. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+46), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 44127 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 44127, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in 44127 live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in 44127 have never been married, above 98% of zip codes. 44127 runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 44127, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 44127 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44127 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 21 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 56% of households in 44127 rent, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in 44127 report food insecurity, in the top fraction 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.