Portage Lakes leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Portage Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Portage Lakes, ~35% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Portage Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Portage Lakes leans more Republican than 28 of 105 neighbors.
Politically, Portage Lakes sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Portage Lakes. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Portage Lakes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Portage Lakes, OH sits in the top quarter 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 Portage Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Portage Lakes 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Franklin, OH R+30
- Barberton, OH R+10
- Green, OH R+16
- Akron, OH D+5
- Lakemore, OH R+19
- Norton, OH R+25
- Clinton, OH R+34
- Uniontown, OH R+30
- Copley, OH R+4
- Canal Fulton, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverdale, NJ R+8
- Sloughhouse, CA R+20
- Denton, NC R+64
- Johnson Lane, NV R+43
- Troy, NC R+45
- Islip Terrace, NY R+26
- San Leon, TX R+26
- Bandera, TX R+61
- Rossford, OH R+7
- Catasauqua, PA Even
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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.