Bridgewater Center is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bridgewater Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgewater Center, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgewater Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgewater Center leans more Republican than 63 of 70 neighbors.
Bridgewater Center runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Bridgewater Center 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 Bridgewater Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Bridgewater Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Multifamily housing and voter turnout
Places with a low multifamily-housing share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Bridgewater Center, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Apartment housing does not change how people vote; it reflects urban density and renting.
Why turnout in Bridgewater Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Bridgewater Center sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pioneer, OH R+60
- Montpelier, OH R+53
- Holiday City, OH R+59
- Nettle Lake, OH R+60
- Camden, MI R+59
- Kunkle, OH R+59
- Frontier, MI R+62
- Ransom, MI R+59
- Edon, OH R+60
- Alvordton, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ormsby, MN R+50
- Steedman, OK R+69
- Wiltshire, MS D+19
- Luthers Mills, PA R+53
- Newton, WV R+60
- Kent, IL R+42
- Meadowville, WV R+62
- Berwick, MS D+14
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Halliday, ND R+69
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.