45434 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 45434 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 45434, ~42% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 45434 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 45434 leans more Republican than 30 of 46 neighbors.
45434 runs about 4 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 45434 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 45434, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
45434 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 78%, 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 82% of households in 45434 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; 45434, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 45434 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 45434 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 74%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in 45434 own their home, compared to around 57% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 45434 have completed high school, above 96% 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.