Walnut Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Walnut Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walnut Hills, ~53% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walnut Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Walnut Hills leans more Democratic than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Walnut Hills runs about 86 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Walnut Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Walnut Hills. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Walnut Hills 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 Walnut Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Walnut Hills 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 50% of adults in Walnut Hills have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods. Walnut Hills 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; Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, 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 Walnut Hills looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 71% of households in Walnut Hills rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Walnut Hills sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Corryville, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH D+67
- Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+83
- Evanston, Cincinnati, OH D+63
- Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Cuf, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+81
- Central Business District, Cincinnati, OH D+52
- Clifton, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ukrainian Village, Parma, OH Even
- Franklin Randolph, Boise, ID Even
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Mount Hope, San Diego, CA D+35
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Bayless Atkins, Lubbock, TX R+9
- West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ D+32
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
- Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA D+36
- Park Avenue, Rochester, NY D+62
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.