Silver Lake, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Silver Lake

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

Silver Lake leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in Silver Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Lake, ~47% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Lake leans more Democratic than 107 of 131 neighbors.

Silver Lake runs about 18 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Silver Lake is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 87% of residents in Silver Lake live in densely developed areas, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Silver Lake sits in the top quarter (about 59%, above 96% of cities). Silver Lake 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; Silver Lake, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Silver Lake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Lake 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Silver Lake own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Silver Lake have completed high school, above 94% of cities. 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.