Carbon Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Carbon Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carbon Hill, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carbon Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carbon Hill leans more Republican than 29 of 88 neighbors.
Carbon Hill runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Carbon 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 Carbon Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Carbon Hill drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Carbon Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Carbon Hill, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Carbon Hill looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Carbon Hill rent, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Clayton, OH R+39
- Nelsonville, OH R+26
- Murray City, OH R+49
- Haydenville, OH R+52
- Buchtel, OH R+21
- Oreville, OH R+57
- New Straitsville, OH R+58
- Union Furnace, OH R+57
- New Floodwood, OH R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maxwell, GA R+61
- Aline, OK R+79
- Palmer, PA R+57
- Kelley Town, TN R+66
- Relay, GA R+78
- Solromar, CA D+20
- Geneva, PA R+56
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Georgetown, MD R+27
- Jeriel, KY 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.