West Main Street Historic District leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 76% of adults in West Main Street Historic District typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Main Street Historic District, ~27% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Main Street Historic District compares
West Main Street Historic District runs about 17 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why West Main Street Historic District 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 West Main Street Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In West Main Street Historic District, about 87% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Main Street Historic District looks the way it does
Turnout in West Main Street Historic District sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Side, Sandusky, OH D+20
- Garden District, Sandusky, OH D+14
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, OH R+4
- Downtown Lorain, Lorain, OH D+15
- Downtown Elyria, Elyria, OH D+15
- South Lorain, Lorain, OH D+21
- Downtown Ashland, Ashland, OH R+32
- Center Street Historic District, Ashland, OH R+23
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fern Bluff, Brushy Creek, TX D+12
- Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA D+43
- Buckingham Lake-Crestwood, Albany, NY D+47
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- Sharon, Orem, UT R+20
- College Hill, Wichita, KS D+29
- Tower Homes, Kansas City, MO D+67
- Union Square, Lakewood, CO D+34
- Randall Park, Eau Claire, WI D+29
- Brookfield Village, Oakland, CA D+58
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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.