North Hill leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 43% of adults in North Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Hill, ~28% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Hill leans more Democratic than 6 of 19 neighbors.
North Hill runs about 39 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while North Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Hill. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 30 points.
Why North Hill 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 North Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Hill votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while North Hill runs about 39 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Hill, Akron, 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 North Hill looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 75% of adults in North Hill have completed high school, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and North Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in North Hill report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Elizabeth Park Valley, Akron, OH D+46
- Chapel Hill, Akron, OH D+20
- Highland Square, Akron, OH D+48
- West Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+6
- Middlebury, Akron, OH D+42
- University of Ohio Akron, Akron, OH D+49
- East Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+7
- Downtown Akron, Akron, OH D+62
- Northwest Akron, Akron, OH D+42
- Merriman Valley, Akron, OH D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH D+28
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+2
- Sunnyside, Tucson, AZ D+40
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Mariner, Cape Coral, FL R+31
- Battery Park, Manhattan, NY D+52
- Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA D+22
- Heritage, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Pittman, Henderson, NV D+5
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.