Wheeling Avenue Historic District leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wheeling Avenue Historic District typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheeling Avenue Historic District, ~21% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheeling Avenue Historic District compares
Wheeling Avenue Historic District runs about 18 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wheeling Avenue Historic District. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wheeling Avenue 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 Wheeling Avenue 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 Wheeling Avenue Historic District, about 89% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 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%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in Wheeling Avenue Historic District drive to work alone, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wheeling Avenue Historic District, Cambridge, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wheeling Avenue Historic District looks the way it does
Turnout in Wheeling Avenue Historic District sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, OH R+52
- McIntire Terrace Historic District, Zanesville, OH R+12
- Brighton Historic District, Zanesville, OH R+17
- Marietta Historic District, Marietta, OH Even
- Hudson Avenue Historic District, Newark, OH R+24
- Glenbrook, Vienna, WV R+29
- Granville Historic District, Granville, OH Even
- Beechwood, Parkersburg, WV R+25
- Fourth Street Historic District, Massillon, OH R+6
- North Main Historic District, Mount Vernon, OH R+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Hill, Eau Claire, WI D+30
- Fairmeadow, Munster, IN D+6
- Shafter, Oakland, CA D+87
- Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney, OH R+37
- Dunn's Marsh, Madison, WI D+61
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- College Park, Wilmington, NC D+32
- Central, San Angelo, TX R+30
- Breezy Point, Queens, NY R+36
- Little Italy, Erie, PA D+30
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.