Downtown Fostoria leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Downtown Fostoria typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Fostoria, ~24% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Fostoria compares
Politically, Downtown Fostoria sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Fostoria. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Downtown Fostoria leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Downtown Fostoria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Downtown Fostoria hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 81% of residents in Downtown Fostoria drive to work alone, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Downtown Fostoria, Fostoria, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Downtown Fostoria looks the way it does
Turnout in Downtown Fostoria 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 Neighborhoods
- Brookside, Findlay, OH R+17
- Findlay Downtown Historic District, Findlay, OH R+14
- Downtown Fremont Historic District, Fremont, OH R+4
- Perrysburg Historic District, Perrysburg, OH D+4
- Maumee Uptown Historic District, Maumee, OH D+4
- Beverly, Toledo, OH D+19
- Glendale-Heatherdowns, Toledo, OH D+24
- Southwyck, Toledo, OH D+35
- East Toledo, Toledo, OH D+15
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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- Edison, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, TX D+30
- Hopecrest, Morgantown, WV D+26
- Scioto Trace, Columbus, OH D+19
- Sunset, Boise, ID D+44
- Wester, Lubbock, TX R+11
- Sunnyheights, Pueblo, CO D+5
- Pioneer, Butte, MT D+5
- Maumee Uptown Historic District, Maumee, OH D+4
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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.