Duncan Falls is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Duncan Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duncan Falls, ~16% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duncan Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duncan Falls leans more Republican than 53 of 106 neighbors.
Duncan Falls runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Duncan Falls. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Duncan Falls 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 Duncan Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Duncan Falls drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Duncan Falls are family households, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Duncan Falls, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Duncan Falls looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Duncan Falls own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Duncan Falls have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Philo, OH R+59
- Pleasant Grove, OH R+55
- Stovertown, OH R+59
- Chandlersville, OH R+64
- Blue Rock, OH R+67
- South Zanesville, OH R+43
- Sonora, OH R+54
- Darlington, OH R+60
- Zanesville, OH R+30
- Cannelville, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thompson, ND R+44
- Romance, AR R+72
- Hackleburg, AL R+84
- Summer Shade, KY R+69
- Mont Alto, PA R+46
- Rockaway Beach, OR R+4
- Tushka, OK R+69
- West Kinderhook, MI R+34
- Joanna, SC R+52
- Colchester, IL R+37
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.