Black Lick, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Black Lick

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

Black Lick leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Black Lick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Black Lick, ~49% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Black Lick compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Black Lick leans more Democratic than 90 of 99 neighbors.

Black Lick runs about 34 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Black Lick is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Black Lick. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 25 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 78% of residents in Black Lick live in densely developed areas, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Black Lick sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). Black Lick runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Black Lick, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Black Lick looks the way it does

Turnout in Black Lick 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.

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.