Greater Hilltop leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Greater Hilltop typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greater Hilltop, ~28% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greater Hilltop compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greater Hilltop leans more Democratic than 2 of 12 neighbors.
Greater Hilltop runs about 27 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Greater Hilltop is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Greater Hilltop. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Greater Hilltop 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 Greater Hilltop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Greater Hilltop votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Greater Hilltop runs about 27 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Greater Hilltop, Columbus, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Greater Hilltop looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greater Hilltop is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Greater Hilltop report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Greater Hilltop have completed high school, below 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Gate, Columbus, OH D+27
- Southwest, Columbus, OH Even
- Franklinton, Columbus, OH D+35
- McKinley Avenue Corridor, Columbus, OH D+34
- Scioto Woods, Columbus, OH D+19
- Westland, Galloway, OH Even
- Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH D+48
- Tri-Village, Columbus, OH D+48
- Harrison West, Columbus, OH D+54
- Downtown Columbus, Columbus, OH D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA D+21
- Sunnyside, Queens, NY D+36
- Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY D+63
- Covina-Valley, Covina, CA D+18
- Northeast, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY D+59
- Estrella, Phoenix, AZ D+27
- Germantown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Little Havana, Miami, FL R+15
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.