Blakeslee is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Blakeslee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blakeslee, ~16% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blakeslee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blakeslee is the most Republican-leaning.
Blakeslee runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Blakeslee 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 Blakeslee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Blakeslee drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Blakeslee sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Blakeslee, OH sits in the bottom quarter 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 Blakeslee looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Blakeslee have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Island Park, IN R+61
- Farmer, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cherokee, TX R+76
- Parkers Lake, KY R+78
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- Brookfield, NY R+45
- Hopkins Hollow, RI R+22
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- Brady, WA R+26
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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.