Downtown Ashland leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Downtown Ashland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Ashland, ~21% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Ashland compares
Downtown Ashland runs about 21 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Ashland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Downtown Ashland 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 Downtown Ashland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Downtown Ashland, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Downtown Ashland, Ashland, OH sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Downtown Ashland looks the way it does
Turnout in Downtown Ashland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Center Street Historic District, Ashland, OH R+23
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, OH R+16
- Medina Public Square Historic District, Medina, OH R+8
- West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH R+28
- North Main Historic District, Mount Vernon, OH R+36
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
- Downtown Elyria, Elyria, OH D+15
- Austin Estates, Barberton, OH R+6
- South Lorain, Lorain, OH D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Silver Swan, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Goodby's Creek, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Stockdale Greens, Bakersfield, CA R+15
- Southeast Mill Creek, Salem, OR R+6
- Feasterville, Feasterville-Trevose, PA R+13
- 1st Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+12
- Old Redford, Detroit, MI D+83
- Downtown Geneva, Geneva, OH R+23
- Argyle Park, Columbus, OH D+80
- Enderly Park, Charlotte, NC D+80
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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.