Italian Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Italian Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Italian Village, ~55% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Italian Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Italian Village leans more Democratic than 8 of 25 neighbors.
Italian Village runs about 64 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Italian Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Italian Village 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 Italian Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Italian Village live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Italian Village sits in the top quarter (about 82%, above 98% of neighborhoods). Italian Village runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Italian Village, Columbus, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Italian Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Italian Village is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Italian Village have completed high school, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Victorian Village, Columbus, OH D+60
- Weinland Park, Columbus, OH D+61
- Harrison West, Columbus, OH D+54
- Downtown Columbus, Columbus, OH D+55
- University, Columbus, OH D+56
- South Linden, Columbus, OH D+75
- Tri-Village, Columbus, OH D+48
- Near East, Columbus, OH D+76
- Franklinton, Columbus, OH D+35
- Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Garment District, Manhattan, NY D+63
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Zenith, Des Moines, WA D+29
- Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA D+86
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Sam Hughes, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Civano, Tucson, AZ Even
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
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.