Elkton leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Elkton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elkton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elkton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elkton leans more Republican than 50 of 128 neighbors.
Elkton runs about 33 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elkton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Elkton 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 Elkton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Elkton hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 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; Elkton, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elkton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Elkton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Elkton have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Signal, OH R+48
- Lisbon, OH R+51
- Rock Camp, OH R+64
- Rogers, OH R+57
- Middleton, OH R+40
- Leetonia, OH R+50
- New Waterford, OH R+53
- Negley, OH R+55
- Gavers, OH R+60
- Guilford, OH R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coalville, UT R+43
- Rosemary Bch, FL R+41
- Pinch, WV R+41
- East Dublin, GA D+20
- Calhoun, KY R+59
- Mart, TX R+37
- Plattsburg, MO R+43
- Pittsville, MD R+39
- Hoboken, GA R+85
- Phillipsburg, KS R+63
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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.