44491 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 44491 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44491, ~12% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44491 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44491 leans more Republican than 18 of 20 neighbors.
44491 runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44491. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 44491 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 44491, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44491, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 44491 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 44491, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 44491 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44491 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 48%, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in 44491 report food insecurity, above 87% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in 44491 have completed high school, in the bottom 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.