Mount Lookout leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Mount Lookout typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Lookout, ~60% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Lookout compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Lookout leans more Democratic than 1 of 14 neighbors.
Mount Lookout runs about 44 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Mount Lookout is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Lookout. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Mount Lookout 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 Lookout, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 87% of adults in Mount Lookout hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Mount Lookout 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; Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top tenth 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 Mount Lookout looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Lookout 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Mount Lookout have completed high school, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hyde Park, Cincinnati, OH D+38
- Oakley, Cincinnati, OH D+44
- Evanston, Cincinnati, OH D+63
- Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH D+46
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- Mount Washington, Cincinnati, OH D+13
- Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, OH D+55
- North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+81
- Bond Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+72
- Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati, OH D+70
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Image, Vancouver, WA D+6
- West Urbana, Urbana, IL D+72
- Leschi, Seattle, WA D+78
- Kendrick, Waco, TX D+2
- Meadowbrook, Augusta, GA D+77
- Becton Park, Charlotte, NC D+33
- Cooley Ranch, Colton, CA D+23
- Old West Durham, Durham, NC D+73
- Gardenside-Colony, Lexington, KY D+21
- Mountain Creek, Pflugerville, TX D+24
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.