Blue Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Blue Rock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Rock, ~12% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Rock leans more Republican than 99 of 105 neighbors.
Blue Rock runs about 56 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blue Rock. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Blue Rock 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 Blue Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Blue Rock, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Blue Rock drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Blue Rock, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Blue Rock looks the way it does
Turnout in Blue Rock 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
- Philo, OH R+59
- Ruraldale, OH R+71
- Cannelville, OH R+61
- Duncan Falls, OH R+60
- Stovertown, OH R+59
- Museville, OH R+73
- Chandlersville, OH R+64
- Rokeby Lock, OH R+61
- Triadelphia, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warfield, VA D+3
- Wards Corner, NC D+5
- Creola, OH R+58
- Kingfield, TN R+49
- Ogborn, MO R+63
- South Ogdensburg, NJ R+21
- Fulton, CA D+28
- Fargo, MI R+54
- Graham, KY R+64
- Detroit, ME R+37
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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.