Eastern Hills leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Eastern Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastern Hills, ~27% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastern Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastern Hills is the most Republican-leaning.
Politically, Eastern Hills sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastern Hills. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Eastern Hills 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 Eastern Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Eastern Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in Eastern Hills drive to work alone, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Eastern Hills looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Eastern Hills have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Eastern Hills sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wright View, Dayton, OH Even
- Linden Heights, Dayton, OH D+3
- Burkhardt, Dayton, OH D+2
- Walnut Hills-Dayton, Dayton, OH D+9
- Belmont, Dayton, OH Even
- Old North Dayton, Dayton, OH D+3
- University Park, Dayton, OH D+23
- oakwood, Dayton, OH D+33
- Forest Ridge-Quail Hollow, Dayton, OH R+5
- North Riverdale, Dayton, OH D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA D+62
- Daybreak, South Jordan, UT Even
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- Pulaski, Detroit, MI D+86
- North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA R+42
- City Center North, Aurora, CO D+45
- Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA R+6
- North Shoal Creek, Austin, TX D+51
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.