44690 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 44690 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44690, ~5% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44690 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44690 is the most Republican-leaning.
44690 runs about 67 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 44690 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 44690, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44690, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 44690 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 44690, 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 44690 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 44690 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 44690 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.