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

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

Wilberforce leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Wilberforce typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilberforce, ~35% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wilberforce compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Wilberforce leans more Democratic than 96 of 97 neighbors.

Wilberforce runs about 54 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Wilberforce is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilberforce. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+69) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 134 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Wilberforce hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 75% of adults in Wilberforce have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Wilberforce runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Wilberforce, OH does.

Why turnout in Wilberforce looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Wilberforce rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.