East Westwood, Cincinnati, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Westwood

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

East Westwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.

 

About 40% of adults in East Westwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Westwood, ~36% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Westwood compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Westwood leans more Democratic than 19 of 21 neighbors.

East Westwood runs about 91 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while East Westwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Westwood. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+74), a spread of about 11 points.

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

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 69% of residents in East Westwood are Black or African American, about 64 points above the Ohio average of 6%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 65% of adults in East Westwood have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods. East Westwood runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; East Westwood, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in East Westwood looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Westwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 36%, about 25 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 83% of households in East Westwood rent, compared to around 58% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 50% of adults in East Westwood report food insecurity, above 98% 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.