Custar is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Custar typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Custar, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Custar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Custar leans more Republican than 45 of 84 neighbors.
Custar runs about 42 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Custar 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 Custar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Custar drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Custar are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Custar, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Custar looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Custar own their home, about 13 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milton Center, OH R+52
- Wingston, OH R+49
- Deshler, OH R+56
- Westhope, OH R+66
- Hoytville, OH R+55
- Weston, OH R+44
- Rudolph, OH R+47
- Belmore, OH R+66
- McClure, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willapa, WA R+14
- Boomer, WV R+35
- Salem, OK R+56
- Geuda Springs, KS R+62
- Geeville, MS R+72
- Alma, TX R+48
- Thatcher, UT R+78
- Delphos, KS R+70
- Denham, MS R+9
- Downer, MN R+27
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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.