44618 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 44618 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44618, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44618 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44618 leans more Republican than 16 of 25 neighbors.
44618 runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44618. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 44618 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 44618, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in 44618 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 44618, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 44618 looks the way it does
Turnout in 44618 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.