Walton Hills, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Walton Hills

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

Walton Hills leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 85% of adults in Walton Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walton Hills, ~37% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Walton Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Walton Hills leans more Republican than 86 of 131 neighbors.

Politically, Walton Hills sits close to the rest of Ohio.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walton Hills. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Walton Hills 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 Walton Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Walton Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Walton Hills, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Walton Hills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Walton Hills 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Walton Hills own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Walton Hills have completed high school, above 85% of cities. 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.