East Claridon leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 71% of adults in East Claridon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Claridon, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Claridon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Claridon leans more Republican than 87 of 115 neighbors.
East Claridon runs about 37 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why East Claridon 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 East Claridon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in East Claridon are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Multifamily housing and voter turnout
Places with a low multifamily-housing share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; East Claridon, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Apartment housing does not change how people vote; it reflects urban density and renting.
Why turnout in East Claridon looks the way it does
Turnout in East Claridon 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 Cities
- Huntsburg, OH R+53
- Aquilla, OH R+45
- Burton, OH R+37
- Middlefield, OH R+53
- South Newbury, OH R+49
- Chardon, OH R+32
- Windsor, OH R+58
- Windsor Mills, OH R+55
- Montville, OH R+46
- Fowlers Mill, OH R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hallwood, VA R+10
- Victory, TN R+70
- Morristown, NY R+36
- Salesville, TX R+78
- Village Springs, AL R+56
- Templeton, IA R+59
- Wainiha, HI D+16
- Cotton, MN R+4
- Fingerville, SC R+58
- Twin Lakes, MN 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.