Flat Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Flat Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flat Rock, ~14% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flat Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flat Rock leans more Republican than 58 of 87 neighbors.
Flat Rock runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Flat Rock are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Flat Rock, OH does.
Why turnout in Flat Rock looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Flat Rock have completed high school, about 8 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- North Monroeville, OH R+53
- Clyde, OH R+41
- Peru, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Melrose, MD R+38
- Revloc, PA R+53
- Wildflower, CA R+36
- Uniontown, AR R+68
- Jessenland, MN R+42
- Bath, SD R+57
- Osceola, WA R+21
- Springville, VA R+57
- St. George, MN R+47
- Towns, GA R+52
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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.