Bunker Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bunker Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bunker Hill, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bunker Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bunker Hill leans more Republican than 83 of 94 neighbors.
Bunker Hill runs about 61 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bunker Hill, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Bunker Hill are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bunker Hill, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bunker Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bunker Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berlin, OH R+74
- Walnut Creek, OH R+78
- Mount Hope, OH R+75
- Dundee, OH R+73
- Winesburg, OH R+81
- Millersburg, OH R+69
- Fryburg, OH R+80
- Farmerstown, OH R+76
- Benton, OH R+75
- Sugarcreek, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Skidmore, MO R+66
- Wealthy, TX R+73
- Buddha, IN R+61
- El Paso, WI R+30
- Ongo, MO R+65
- Leggett, CA D+50
- Lowell, KS R+64
- Sumpter, OR R+61
- Broad Top City, PA R+64
- Hickston, TX R+61
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.