Port Washington, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Port Washington

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Port Washington is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 68% of adults in Port Washington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Washington, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Port Washington compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Port Washington leans more Republican than 63 of 89 neighbors.

Port Washington runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.

Why Port Washington 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 Port Washington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Port Washington drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Port Washington fits that profile on both counts.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Port Washington, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Port Washington looks the way it does

Turnout in Port Washington sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.