Derwent is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Derwent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Derwent, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Derwent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Derwent leans more Republican than 11 of 93 neighbors.
Derwent runs about 42 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Derwent 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 Derwent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Derwent votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Derwent sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Derwent, OH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Derwent looks the way it does
Turnout in Derwent sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Cumberland, OH R+63
- Kipling, OH R+59
- Ava, OH R+62
- Young Hickory, OH R+62
- Claysville, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almartha, MO R+71
- Edmunds, ME R+19
- Van, AR R+69
- Cuyama, CA R+23
- Gould, CO R+35
- Valley Falls, OR R+72
- Cracker Neck, VA R+75
- Grapevine, KY R+56
- Montgomery Heights, WV R+41
- Guthrie, IL R+57
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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.