East Village leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 66% of adults in East Village typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Village, ~35% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Village leans more Democratic than 2 of 11 neighbors.
East Village runs about 18 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while East Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Village. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+12) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 11 points.
Why East Village 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 East Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In East Village the two roughly cancel. East Village runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; East Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in East Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Village 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 63%, above 56% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+6
- North Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+7
- Chapel Hill, Akron, OH D+20
- North Hill, Akron, OH D+27
- Elizabeth Park Valley, Akron, OH D+46
- Merriman Valley, Akron, OH D+31
- Goodyear Heights, Akron, OH D+22
- Middlebury, Akron, OH D+42
- Highland Square, Akron, OH D+48
- University of Ohio Akron, Akron, OH D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cobblestone, Jacksonville, FL R+5
- Landsdowne, Youngstown, OH D+66
- West Park, Canton, OH D+16
- Hillcrest, Boise, ID D+10
- O Henry Oaks, Greensboro, NC D+60
- Garrison, Owings Mills, MD D+41
- Mount Carmel, Wyandotte, MI R+7
- Rosewood, Austin, TX D+62
- Alamance Hills, Burlington, NC D+31
- Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO D+85
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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.