44470 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 44470 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44470, ~21% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44470 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44470 leans more Republican than 16 of 22 neighbors.
44470 runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 44470 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 44470, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44470, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 44470, OH sits in the bottom 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 44470 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 44470 own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. 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.