Clintonville, Columbus, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clintonville

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

Clintonville is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.

 

About 84% of adults in Clintonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clintonville, ~66% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clintonville compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clintonville leans more Democratic than 10 of 16 neighbors.

Clintonville runs about 69 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Clintonville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Clintonville. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 26 points.

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

Clintonville votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Clintonville runs about 69 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Clintonville sits in the top quarter (about 66%, above 87% of neighborhoods).

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Clintonville, Columbus, OH sits in the top 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 Clintonville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clintonville 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Clintonville have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.