44820 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 44820 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 44820, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 44820 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 44820 leans more Republican than 1 of 12 neighbors.
44820 runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 44820. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 44820 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 44820, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 44820, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 44820, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 44820 looks the way it does
Turnout in 44820 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.