Westwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Westwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westwood, ~24% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westwood leans more Republican than 17 of 99 neighbors.
Westwood runs about 31 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Westwood 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 Westwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Westwood drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Westwood fits that profile on both counts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Westwood, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westwood looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Westwood have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wooster, OH R+24
- Moreland, OH R+64
- Guerne, OH R+59
- McCance, OH R+67
- Blachleyville, OH R+61
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- Shreve, OH R+61
- East Union, OH R+64
- Funk, OH R+63
- Overton, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cummingsville, MN R+33
- Plum Orchard, WV R+70
- Gills, VA R+30
- National Mine, MI R+17
- Symco, WI R+52
- South Londonderry, VT D+6
- Spring Hill, TX R+64
- Piney Grove, DE R+45
- Waubeka, WI R+41
- Peoria, MS D+2
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.