Austin Estates, Barberton, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Austin Estates

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Austin Estates leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Austin Estates typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austin Estates, ~34% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Austin Estates compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Austin Estates is the most Republican-leaning.

Austin Estates runs about 5 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Austin Estates. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Austin Estates 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 Austin Estates, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Austin Estates drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Austin Estates, Barberton, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Austin Estates looks the way it does

Turnout in Austin Estates sits close to the national pattern. 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.