Wooster Public Square Historic District leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wooster Public Square Historic District typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wooster Public Square Historic District, ~28% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wooster Public Square Historic District compares
Wooster Public Square Historic District runs about 4 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wooster Public Square Historic District. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Wooster Public Square 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 Wooster Public Square 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 Wooster Public Square Historic District, about 87% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wooster Public Square Historic District looks the way it does
Turnout in Wooster Public Square Historic District sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Center Street Historic District, Ashland, OH R+23
- Downtown Ashland, Ashland, OH R+32
- Fourth Street Historic District, Massillon, OH R+6
- Austin Estates, Barberton, OH R+6
- Medina Public Square Historic District, Medina, OH R+8
- Kenmore, Akron, OH D+10
- Lane-Wooster, Akron, OH D+78
- Summit Lake, Akron, OH D+50
- West Akron, Akron, OH D+76
- Firestone Park, Akron, OH D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Milroy Farms, Houston, TX D+43
- Gold Coast, Richland, WA D+10
- Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA D+49
- Reagan, San Angelo, TX R+20
- Lasell Village, Auburndale, MA D+57
- Cameron Park, Billings, MT R+9
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- South Los Altos, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Crossgate, Vestavia Hills, AL R+4
- West Side, Charleston, WV D+43
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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.