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

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

Batavia leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Batavia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Batavia, ~26% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Batavia compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Batavia leans more Republican than 76 of 154 neighbors.

Batavia runs about 24 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Batavia. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 34 points.

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

Batavia votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Batavia, OH sits in the top quarter 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 Batavia looks the way it does

Turnout in Batavia 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.

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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.