45844 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 82% of adults in 45844 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 45844, ~11% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 45844 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 45844 leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
45844 runs about 62 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 45844 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 45844, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 45844 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 45844 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 45844, 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 45844 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 45844 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 45844 own their home, above 86% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 45844 have completed high school, above 94% 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.