Birds Run is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Birds Run typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Birds Run, ~15% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Birds Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Birds Run leans more Republican than 51 of 88 neighbors.
Birds Run runs about 51 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Birds Run 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 Birds Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Birds Run, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Birds Run, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Birds Run looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Birds Run own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Guernsey, OH R+64
- Boden, OH R+61
- Indian Camp, OH R+61
- Plainfield, OH R+63
- North Salem, OH R+64
- Booth, OH R+62
- Kimbolton, OH R+63
- Coalport, OH R+62
- Newcomerstown, OH R+51
- West Lafayette, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paces, VA R+30
- Osage, AR R+65
- Parkersburg, IN R+61
- Harkins Crossroads, AL R+60
- Pendroy, MT R+60
- Peason, LA R+91
- Olympia, NC R+61
- Hammond, TX R+71
- Portland Mills, PA R+50
- Goree, TX R+74
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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.