South Akron, Akron, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Akron

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

South Akron leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in South Akron typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Akron, ~31% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Akron compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Akron leans more Democratic than 7 of 17 neighbors.

South Akron runs about 50 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while South Akron is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Akron. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 18 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Akron live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in South Akron have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. South Akron runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; South Akron, Akron, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in South Akron looks the way it does

High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. South Akron sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in South Akron report food insecurity, above 83% 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.