Urbancrest leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Urbancrest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Urbancrest, ~33% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Urbancrest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Urbancrest leans more Democratic than 90 of 93 neighbors.
Urbancrest runs about 56 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Urbancrest is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Urbancrest 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 Urbancrest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Urbancrest live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Urbancrest have never been married, above 97% of cities. Urbancrest runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Urbancrest, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Urbancrest looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 80% of households in Urbancrest rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 11% of homes in Urbancrest have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Urbancrest have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grove City, OH R+13
- Lincoln Village, OH R+5
- Valleyview, OH R+5
- Pleasant Corners, OH R+37
- Galloway, OH R+7
- Hamilton Meadows, OH R+19
- Grandview Heights, OH D+47
- Lockbourne, OH R+32
- Georgesville, OH R+48
- Obetz, OH R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartsfield, GA R+79
- Sandy Beach, MA D+4
- Hill Point, WI R+33
- Cragford, AL R+80
- Summerhaven, NC D+8
- Walker, WV R+62
- Fairview Crossroads, SC R+64
- Beroun, MN R+41
- Los Indios, TX R+8
- Milburn, OK R+71
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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.