Fly is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Fly typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fly, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fly leans more Republican than 16 of 98 neighbors.
Fly runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Fly 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 Fly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Fly drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Fly are family households, above 79% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Fly, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Fly looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Fly own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fly have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sistersville, WV R+56
- Paden City, WV R+55
- Matamoras, OH R+61
- Sardis, OH R+60
- New Matamoras, OH R+64
- Rinard Mills, OH R+67
- Friendly, WV R+63
- Little, WV R+64
- Shiloh, WV R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview Manor, TN R+70
- Redmon, IL R+66
- Raynesford, MT R+58
- Eudora, MO R+70
- Sand Springs, TX R+82
- Loma, NE R+60
- Mesic, NC R+38
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
- Leedstown, VA R+12
- Peach Orchard, FL R+4
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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.