South Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Fairmount

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

South Fairmount is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in South Fairmount typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Fairmount, ~37% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Fairmount compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Fairmount leans more Democratic than 6 of 19 neighbors.

South Fairmount runs about 65 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while South Fairmount is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Fairmount. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 29 points.

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

South Fairmount votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while South Fairmount runs about 65 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in South Fairmount have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; South Fairmount, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in South Fairmount looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 35% of adults in South Fairmount report food insecurity, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and South Fairmount sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and South Fairmount sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.