Brandon is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Brandon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brandon, ~16% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brandon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brandon leans more Republican than 46 of 80 neighbors.
Brandon runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brandon. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Brandon 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 Brandon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Brandon are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brandon, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brandon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Brandon own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Brandon have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Utica, OH R+53
- Lock, OH R+56
- Bangs, OH R+58
- Mount Vernon, OH R+39
- High Water, OH R+54
- Martinsburg, OH R+66
- Gambier, OH R+29
- Green Valley, OH R+61
- Monroe Mills, OH R+31
- Centerburg, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cedar Hills Estates, AL R+72
- Jalapa, IN R+54
- Tyre, NY R+42
- West Walworth, NY R+15
- Fannettsburg, PA R+73
- Vale, SD R+78
- Norwood, TX R+75
- Epworth, OH R+61
- Cook, NE R+52
- Buda, IL R+45
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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.