Ottawa Hills leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Ottawa Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ottawa Hills, ~60% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ottawa Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ottawa Hills is the most Democratic-leaning.
Ottawa Hills runs about 35 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Ottawa Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Ottawa Hills 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 Ottawa Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Ottawa Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Ottawa Hills sits in the top fifth on density (about 93%, above 97% of cities). Ottawa Hills runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ottawa Hills, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ottawa Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ottawa Hills 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 Ottawa Hills have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Toledo, OH D+7
- Sylvania, OH Even
- Holland, OH R+3
- Rossford, OH R+7
- Lambertville, MI R+25
- Whiteford Center, MI R+43
- Maumee, OH R+3
- Ottawa Lake, MI R+41
- Temperance, MI R+27
- Richfield Center, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vermont Heights, FL R+40
- Bristol, VT D+20
- Tupper Lake, NY R+12
- East Petersburg, PA R+6
- Tulia, TX R+43
- Kimberly, AL R+67
- Fort Huachuca, AZ R+10
- Lafayette, OR R+10
- Laurel Bay, SC R+17
- Morganton, GA R+62
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.