Downtown Marion leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Downtown Marion typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Marion, ~19% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Marion compares
Downtown Marion runs about 9 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Marion. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Downtown Marion 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 Marion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Downtown Marion hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Downtown Marion, Marion, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Downtown Marion looks the way it does
Turnout in Downtown Marion 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
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
- Sandusky Street Historic District, Delaware, OH D+18
- The Woods at Mill Valley, Marysville, OH R+23
- Marysville Historic District, Marysville, OH R+21
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Far North, Columbus, OH D+26
- Northwest, Columbus, OH D+24
- Tuttle West, Dublin, OH D+14
- North Main Historic District, Mount Vernon, OH R+36
- Dexter Falls, Columbus, OH D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Elwood, East Northport, NY R+8
- Dayton Triangle, Aurora, CO D+40
- Villa Park, Denver, CO D+52
- Colonial Heights, Yonkers, NY D+19
- Downtown Little Rock, Little Rock, AR D+70
- Aurora Hills, Aurora, CO D+27
- College Heights Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA D+15
- Fishers Landing East, Vancouver, WA D+26
- Belmont, Lincoln, NE D+8
- East Milton, Milton, MA D+31
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.