44654 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 44654 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44654, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44654 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44654 leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
44654 runs about 59 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44654. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 44654 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 44654, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44654, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 44654 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 44654, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 44654 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44654 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 56% of adults in 44654 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.