44606 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 44606 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44606, ~9% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44606 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44606 leans more Republican than 12 of 21 neighbors.
44606 runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44606. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 44606 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 44606, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44606, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 44606 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 44606, 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 44606 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44606 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.