44685 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 98% of adults in 44685 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44685, ~38% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44685 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44685 leans more Republican than 39 of 52 neighbors.
44685 runs about 12 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44685. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 44685 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 44685, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
44685 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 44685, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 44685 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 44685 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 44685 have completed high school, above 81% 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.