Bridgeport leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Bridgeport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeport, ~21% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeport leans more Republican than 20 of 135 neighbors.
Bridgeport runs about 32 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bridgeport. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bridgeport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bridgeport, OH sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bridgeport looks the way it does
Turnout in Bridgeport 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
- Lansing, OH R+44
- Brookside, OH R+40
- Blaine, OH R+50
- Riverview, OH R+52
- Martins Ferry, OH R+30
- Barton, OH R+52
- Neffs, OH R+51
- Colerain, OH R+52
- Bellaire, OH R+39
- Wheeling, WV R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Unicoi, TN R+59
- Green Tree, PA D+10
- Clinton, LA R+21
- Meadows Place, TX Even
- Byesville, OH R+52
- Duncanville, AL R+59
- Denmark, WI R+41
- Lisbon, ME R+23
- Wilsons Mills, NC R+9
- Oak Hill, TN R+10
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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.