45306 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 45306 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 45306, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 45306 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 45306 leans more Republican than 18 of 19 neighbors.
45306 runs about 63 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 45306 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 45306, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 45306 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 45306 are family households, above 87% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 45306, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 45306 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 45306 have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. 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.