Fields leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Fields typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fields, ~21% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fields compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fields leans more Republican than 26 of 73 neighbors.
Fields runs about 5 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Fields 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 Fields, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Fields hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Fields runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fields, 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 Fields looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fields is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Fields rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Fields report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elyria, OH D+2
- South Amherst, OH R+35
- Oberlin, OH D+32
- Brentwood Lake, OH R+28
- Amherst, OH R+14
- Lagrange, OH R+32
- Lorain, OH D+14
- Grafton, OH R+27
- Henrietta, OH R+41
- Eaton Estates, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cloverhill, OH R+60
- Glen Comfort, CO R+3
- Glen Echo, CO R+6
- Kenmar, PA R+41
- Limestone Creek, FL D+20
- Deseret, UT R+83
- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Steelmantown, NJ R+33
- Potter, KS R+57
- Percy, NH R+37
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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.