Colonial Heights, Canton, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Colonial Heights

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

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

 

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

How Colonial Heights compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Colonial Heights is the least Democratic-leaning.

Colonial Heights runs about 17 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Colonial Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Colonial Heights. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 21 points.

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

Colonial Heights votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Colonial Heights runs about 17 points more Democratic.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Colonial Heights, Canton, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Colonial Heights looks the way it does

Turnout in Colonial Heights sits close to the national pattern. 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.