Ellet is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Ellet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellet, ~32% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellet compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ellet is the most Republican-leaning.
Ellet runs about 7 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Ellet. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Ellet 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 Ellet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ellet, about 88% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 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%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ellet, Akron, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ellet looks the way it does
Turnout in Ellet sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Goodyear Heights, Akron, OH D+22
- East Akron, Akron, OH D+50
- Middlebury, Akron, OH D+42
- Firestone Park, Akron, OH D+24
- South Akron, Akron, OH D+39
- University of Ohio Akron, Akron, OH D+49
- Downtown Akron, Akron, OH D+62
- Chapel Hill, Akron, OH D+20
- Elizabeth Park Valley, Akron, OH D+46
- Summit Lake, Akron, OH D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA R+7
- South Evanston, Evanston, IL D+81
- Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI D+33
- University, Denver, CO D+57
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Deaveaux, Toledo, OH D+23
- Summit-University, St. Paul, MN D+72
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.