Apple Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Apple Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Apple Creek, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Apple Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Apple Creek leans more Republican than 75 of 101 neighbors.
Apple Creek runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Apple Creek. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Apple Creek 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 Apple Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Apple Creek, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Apple Creek are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Apple Creek, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Apple Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Apple Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Apple Creek have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Union, OH R+64
- Guerne, OH R+59
- Kidron, OH R+63
- Riceland, OH R+59
- Fredericksburg, OH R+73
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- McCance, OH R+67
- Mount Eaton, OH R+76
- Dalton, OH R+53
- Orrville Junction, OH R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakhurst, CA R+20
- Plumas Lake, CA R+26
- Boulder Creek, CA D+37
- Trinity, AL R+68
- Mount Pleasant, NC R+61
- Broadway, VA R+50
- Midway, GA R+23
- Kasson, MN R+20
- St. Paul Park, MN D+3
- Iron Station, NC R+53
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.