44659 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 34% of adults in 44659 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44659, ~4% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44659 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44659 leans more Republican than 20 of 23 neighbors.
44659 runs about 64 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 44659 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 44659, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44659, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 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 97% of households in 44659 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 44659, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 44659 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44659 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 46%, about 15 points below the Ohio average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in 44659 report food insecurity, above 82% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 44659 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.