Mount Auburn is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Mount Auburn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Auburn, ~45% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Auburn compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Auburn leans more Democratic than 11 of 21 neighbors.
Mount Auburn runs about 78 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Mount Auburn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Auburn. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+61), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mount Auburn 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 Mount Auburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mount Auburn live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Mount Auburn have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Mount Auburn runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top tenth 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 Mount Auburn looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 64% of households in Mount Auburn rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mount Auburn sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Corryville, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Cuf, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Central Business District, Cincinnati, OH D+52
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
- Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+83
- Clifton, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Evanston, Cincinnati, OH D+63
- North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA R+4
- Upper West Ridge, Woodinville, WA D+42
- Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA D+45
- Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA D+53
- Park Santiago, Santa Ana, CA D+22
- Park Crossing, Charlotte, NC D+20
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Denver Heights, San Antonio, TX D+41
- Coronado, Kansas City, KS D+40
- Parkdale-Walden, Kansas City, MO D+8
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.