4th Ward leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 4th Ward typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 4th Ward, ~16% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 4th Ward compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, 4th Ward leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
4th Ward runs about 14 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why 4th Ward leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 4th Ward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in 4th Ward hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 4th Ward, Portsmouth, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 4th Ward looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 74% of adults in 4th Ward have completed high school, about 16 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 4th Ward sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in 4th Ward report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- 3rd Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+26
- 1st Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+12
- 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+46
- Rankin Historic District, Ironton, OH R+24
- West Huntington, Huntington, WV R+13
- Southside, Huntington, WV D+31
- Circleville Historic District, Circleville, OH R+23
- Washington Court House Historic District, Washington Court H R+44
- Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, OH R+27
- Lancaster Historic District, Lancaster, OH R+15
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Factoria, Bellevue, WA D+40
- Lockmar Estates, Palm Bay, FL R+15
- Donaldson Run, Arlington, VA D+57
- Poinciana-Village 3, Poinciana, FL D+14
- Edmondson Heights, Woodlawn, MD D+81
- Arlington Park, Fort Wayne, IN R+19
- Disaster City, College Station, TX D+24
- Highland Farms, Baytown, TX R+6
- Heron Bay, San Leandro, CA D+32
- Hembstead, Charlotte, NC D+8
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.