Whitehall, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Whitehall

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Whitehall leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Whitehall typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitehall, ~34% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Whitehall compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Whitehall leans more Democratic than 91 of 96 neighbors.

Whitehall runs about 46 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Whitehall is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitehall. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Whitehall 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 Whitehall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 99% of residents in Whitehall live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Whitehall have never been married, above 96% of cities. Whitehall 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; Whitehall, 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 Whitehall looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Whitehall is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in Whitehall rent, compared to around 32% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Whitehall report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.