44201 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 44201 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44201, ~23% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44201 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44201 leans more Republican than 20 of 26 neighbors.
44201 runs about 36 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 44201 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 44201, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 44201 drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 44201 fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 44201 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 44201, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 44201 looks the way it does
Turnout in 44201 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.