Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Roselawn

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

Roselawn is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Roselawn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roselawn, ~45% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Roselawn compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Roselawn leans more Democratic than 14 of 16 neighbors.

Roselawn runs about 89 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Roselawn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Roselawn. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+87) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+53), a spread of about 34 points.

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

Roselawn votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Roselawn runs about 89 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Roselawn have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Roselawn looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 38% of adults in Roselawn report food insecurity, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Roselawn rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Roselawn have completed high school, below 80% of neighborhoods. 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.