Elizabeth Park Valley leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Elizabeth Park Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elizabeth Park Valley, ~38% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elizabeth Park Valley compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Elizabeth Park Valley leans more Democratic than 13 of 21 neighbors.
Elizabeth Park Valley runs about 57 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Elizabeth Park Valley is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Elizabeth Park Valley. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Elizabeth Park Valley 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 Elizabeth Park Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elizabeth Park Valley votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Elizabeth Park Valley runs about 57 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Elizabeth Park Valley, Akron, OH sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elizabeth Park Valley looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 33% of adults in Elizabeth Park Valley report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Elizabeth Park Valley rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Elizabeth Park Valley sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lowlanders, Sunnyvale, CA D+42
- Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL D+51
- Neponset, Boston, MA D+37
- Granville Historic District, Granville, OH Even
- Garden District, Sandusky, OH D+14
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, CA D+37
- South Forest Park, Everett, WA D+19
- Clarkdale, Culver City, CA D+38
- Cannon Heights, Dalton, GA D+4
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.