Byesville is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Byesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Byesville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Byesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Byesville leans more Republican than 6 of 91 neighbors.
Byesville runs about 41 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Byesville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Byesville 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 Byesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Byesville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Byesville runs against that pattern.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Byesville, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Byesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Byesville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Derwent, OH R+54
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- Buffalo, OH R+64
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Cambridge, OH R+40
- Pleasant City, OH R+61
- Center, OH R+53
- Claysville, OH R+61
- Cassell, OH R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duncanville, AL R+59
- Wilsons Mills, NC R+9
- Unicoi, TN R+59
- Bridgeport, OH R+43
- Oak Hill, TN R+10
- Green Tree, PA D+10
- Thomasville, AL R+8
- Winthrop, ME R+4
- Clinton, LA R+21
- Pioneer, CA R+28
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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.