Weinland Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Weinland Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weinland Park, ~35% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weinland Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Weinland Park leans more Democratic than 15 of 22 neighbors.
Weinland Park runs about 73 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Weinland Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Weinland Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Weinland Park 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 Weinland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Weinland Park 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 89% of adults in Weinland Park have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Weinland Park 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; Weinland Park, Columbus, OH sits in the top tenth 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 Weinland Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 90% of households in Weinland Park rent, about 65 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Weinland Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University, Columbus, OH D+56
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
- Victorian Village, Columbus, OH D+60
- Harrison West, Columbus, OH D+54
- South Linden, Columbus, OH D+75
- Tri-Village, Columbus, OH D+48
- Downtown Columbus, Columbus, OH D+55
- Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH D+48
- Argyle Park, Columbus, OH D+80
- Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Cochran's Crossing, The Woodlands, TX R+27
- Willard-Hay, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Grant Ferry, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA D+6
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Bemiss, Spokane, WA D+2
- Arnett Benson, Lubbock, TX D+11
- Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA D+20
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.