West Wood is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 62% of adults in West Wood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Wood, ~58% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Wood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Wood is the most Democratic-leaning.
West Wood runs about 98 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while West Wood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why West Wood 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 Wood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Wood votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while West Wood runs about 98 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in West Wood have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Wood, Dayton, OH sits in the bottom tenth 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 West Wood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 47% of adults in West Wood report food insecurity, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and West Wood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and West Wood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Residence Park, Dayton, OH D+85
- Hillcrest, Dayton, OH D+68
- North Riverdale, Dayton, OH D+61
- University Park, Dayton, OH D+23
- Old North Dayton, Dayton, OH D+3
- Walnut Hills-Dayton, Dayton, OH D+9
- oakwood, Dayton, OH D+33
- Burkhardt, Dayton, OH D+2
- Linden Heights, Dayton, OH D+3
- Wright View, Dayton, OH Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Cottonwood Acres, Murray, UT D+20
- Riverside South, San Antonio, TX D+34
- Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE D+75
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
- Albright, Buffalo, NY D+59
- Cottage Park, Mobile, AL R+38
- Hillcrest, Dayton, OH D+68
- Highland, Oakland, CA D+52
- Trowbridge Square, Sandy Springs, GA D+62
- Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+67
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.