Belle Center is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Belle Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle Center, ~16% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belle Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belle Center leans more Republican than 27 of 83 neighbors.
Belle Center runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belle Center. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Belle Center 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 Belle Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Belle Center, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Belle Center, OH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Belle Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Belle Center 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.
Nearby Cities
- Huntsville, OH R+56
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- Rushsylvania, OH R+63
- Russells Point, OH R+41
- Jump, OH R+67
- Lakeview, OH R+50
- Harper, OH R+63
- Lewistown, OH R+70
- McMorran, OH R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lame Deer, MT D+40
- Sebree, KY R+60
- Thomaston, NY D+17
- Manawa, WI R+43
- Mexico, ME R+34
- Linden, AZ R+55
- Lucas, OH R+53
- Markleville, IN R+48
- Jerome, MI R+33
- Toomsuba, MS R+17
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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.