44444 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 44444 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44444, ~25% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44444 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44444 leans more Republican than 13 of 25 neighbors.
44444 runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44444. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 44444 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 44444, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 44444 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 44444 fits that profile on both counts.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 44444, OH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in 44444 looks the way it does
Turnout in 44444 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.