Carpenter leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Carpenter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carpenter, ~22% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carpenter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carpenter leans more Republican than 22 of 85 neighbors.
Carpenter runs about 37 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carpenter. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Carpenter 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 Carpenter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Carpenter drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Carpenter, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Carpenter looks the way it does
Turnout in Carpenter sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Albany, OH R+38
- Dyesville, OH R+55
- Harrisonville, OH R+59
- Prattsville, OH R+60
- Wilkesville, OH R+60
- Pleasanton, OH R+33
- New Marshfield, OH R+35
- Zaleski, OH R+59
- Radcliff, OH R+62
- Rutland, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bolton Landing, NY Even
- Hillman, MN R+62
- Carson, IA R+45
- Flemington, MO R+63
- Hungry Horse, MT R+42
- Freedom, IN R+61
- Gordonville, MO R+65
- Gracey, KY R+58
- Naselle, WA R+23
- Crawford, TN R+70
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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.