Hooven is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Hooven typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hooven, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hooven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hooven leans more Republican than 108 of 128 neighbors.
Hooven runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Hooven leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hooven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Hooven hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Hooven runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hooven, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hooven looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hooven is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 15 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Hooven rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Hooven report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Bend, OH R+51
- Cleves, OH R+48
- Miami Heights, OH R+50
- Miamitown, OH R+51
- Addyston, OH R+45
- Taylor Creek, OH R+35
- Harrison, OH R+51
- Lawrenceburg, IN R+48
- Hebron, KY R+35
- Greendale, IN R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sells, GA R+57
- Cherokee, TX R+76
- Chesterville, ME R+34
- Buena Vista, TN R+70
- Walnut, IN R+62
- Bureau, IL R+42
- Brookfield, NY R+45
- Poskin, WI R+42
- Batchtown, IL R+57
- Ikes Fork, WV R+81
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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.