Cumberland is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Cumberland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cumberland, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cumberland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cumberland leans more Republican than 53 of 91 neighbors.
Cumberland runs about 51 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Cumberland 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 Cumberland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Cumberland hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Cumberland are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cumberland, OH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Cumberland looks the way it does
Turnout in Cumberland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Young Hickory, OH R+62
- Ava, OH R+62
- Pleasant City, OH R+61
- Derwent, OH R+54
- Belle Valley, OH R+60
- Claysville, OH R+61
- Buffalo, OH R+64
- Byesville, OH R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mineral Springs, AR D+14
- Bingham, ME R+31
- Waterville, WA R+38
- Langhorne Manor, PA D+3
- Tonica, IL R+40
- Castleberry, AL R+17
- Mendon, NY D+5
- Greenfield, IL R+65
- Casco, WI R+44
- Pine Level, AL R+64
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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.