Five Points leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Five Points typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~35% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Points compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Points leans more Democratic than 6 of 17 neighbors.
Five Points runs about 40 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Five Points is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Five Points. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+48) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Five Points 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 Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Five Points votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Five Points runs about 40 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Five Points have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Five Points, Toledo, OH sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Five Points looks the way it does
Turnout in Five Points sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Towne, Toledo, OH D+8
- Deaveaux, Toledo, OH D+23
- Olde Towne, Toledo, OH D+70
- Old West End, Toledo, OH D+75
- Whitmer-Trilby, Toledo, OH D+2
- LaGrange, Toledo, OH D+65
- Ottawa, Toledo, OH D+55
- Roosevelt-Toledo, Toledo, OH D+89
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- City Center, Toledo, OH D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+79
- Macalester-Groveland, St. Paul, MN D+68
- Greektown, Chicago, IL D+59
- Beverly, Chicago, IL D+50
- Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN D+31
- Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+23
- South Boston, Boston, MA D+48
- Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+73
- Bario Logan, San Diego, CA D+39
- Central Boulder, Boulder, CO D+71
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.