Ellsberry is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Ellsberry typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellsberry, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellsberry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellsberry leans more Republican than 47 of 87 neighbors.
Ellsberry runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Ellsberry 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 Ellsberry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Ellsberry drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ellsberry, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ellsberry looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Ellsberry report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Manchester, OH R+58
- Moranburg, KY R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alice, ND R+44
- Milesville, SD R+73
- Margerum, AL R+75
- Millersville, IL R+56
- Braddock, ND R+76
- Cameron, OH R+69
- Lower Elk Creek, VA R+63
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Mount Zion, IA R+51
- Lone Star, AZ R+53
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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.