Elmore leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Elmore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elmore, ~27% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elmore leans more Republican than 31 of 81 neighbors.
Elmore runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Elmore 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 Elmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Elmore drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Elmore are family households, above 77% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elmore, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Elmore looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elmore is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Elmore own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodville, OH R+39
- Lindsey, OH R+47
- Rocky Ridge, OH R+41
- Graytown, OH R+41
- Genoa, OH R+31
- Gibsonburg, OH R+40
- Clay Center, OH R+38
- Limestone, OH R+44
- Martin, OH R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parish, NY R+40
- La Valle, WI R+32
- Ridge Spring, SC R+19
- Bainbridge, PA R+49
- Ogilvie, MN R+50
- Thomson, IL R+38
- Pine, AZ R+44
- Collins, GA R+50
- Beasley, TX R+29
- Black Canyon City, AZ R+46
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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.