Creola is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Creola typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Creola, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Creola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Creola leans more Republican than 50 of 84 neighbors.
Creola runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Creola 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 Creola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Creola live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Ohio average of 34%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Creola fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Creola are family households, above 93% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Creola, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Creola looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Creola have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McArthur, OH R+57
- Ilesboro, OH R+53
- South Bloomingville, OH R+55
- Zaleski, OH R+59
- New Plymouth, OH R+57
- Red Diamond, OH R+59
- Ewing, OH R+55
- Gibisonville, OH R+53
- Union Furnace, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kingfield, TN R+49
- Wards Corner, NC D+5
- Fulton, CA D+28
- Ogborn, MO R+63
- Warfield, VA D+3
- South Ogdensburg, NJ R+21
- Blue Rock, OH R+67
- Fargo, MI R+54
- Thorndike, ME R+22
- Bridgeboro, GA R+31
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.