45244 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 95% of adults in 45244 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 45244, ~39% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 45244 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 45244 leans more Republican than 45 of 60 neighbors.
45244 runs about 7 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 45244. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+36) and the west side is the least split-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 34 points.
Why 45244 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 45244, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
45244 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 72%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 45244 are family households, above 85% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 45244, 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 45244 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 45244 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%. 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.