Victorian Village, Columbus, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Victorian Village

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

Victorian Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Victorian Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Victorian Village, ~60% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Victorian Village compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Victorian Village leans more Democratic than 18 of 26 neighbors.

Victorian Village runs about 71 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Victorian Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Victorian Village. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+51), a spread of about 14 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Victorian Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in Victorian Village have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Victorian Village runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Victorian Village, Columbus, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Victorian Village looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Victorian Village 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Victorian Village have completed high school, above 82% 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.