44505 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 44505 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44505, ~43% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44505 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44505 leans more Democratic than 41 of 47 neighbors.
44505 runs about 56 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while 44505 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44505. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 52 points.
Why 44505 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 44505, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 44505 is about 41%, about 31 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in 44505 have never been married, above 94% of zip codes. 44505 runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 44505, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 44505 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44505 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 47%, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 47% of households in 44505 rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in 44505 report food insecurity, above 96% 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.