Deerfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Deerfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deerfield, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deerfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deerfield leans more Republican than 77 of 115 neighbors.
Deerfield runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Deerfield 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 Deerfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Deerfield drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Deerfield sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Deerfield, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deerfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Deerfield sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Diamond, OH R+50
- Driftwood, OH R+48
- Maple Ridge, OH R+56
- Atwater, OH R+48
- Wayland, OH R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Langston, OK D+19
- Farmersburg, IN R+54
- Wayne, OH R+45
- Trainer, PA D+16
- Haiku, HI D+15
- Elora, TN R+77
- Poseyville, IN R+50
- Tyner, KY R+74
- Wheeler, TX R+64
- Warren, VT D+46
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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.