Fort Jennings is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Fort Jennings typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Jennings, ~10% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Jennings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Jennings leans more Republican than 82 of 83 neighbors.
Fort Jennings runs about 63 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Fort Jennings 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 Fort Jennings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Fort Jennings drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Fort Jennings are family households, above 90% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Jennings, OH sits in the top 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 Fort Jennings looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Jennings 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 90% of households in Fort Jennings own their home, above 80% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fort Jennings have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rushmore, OH R+70
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Rimer, OH R+72
- Delphos, OH R+59
- Southworth, OH R+70
- Scotts Crossing, OH R+65
- Cloverdale, OH R+73
- Kalida, OH R+70
- Gomer, OH R+73
- Wetsel, OH R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose Bud, AR R+71
- Pine Grove, FL R+38
- Marietta, NY R+15
- Bradford, TN R+70
- Valley Forge, PA D+16
- Lakewood, TN R+10
- Broxton, GA R+56
- Copper Hill, VA R+46
- Casar, NC R+63
- Farmington, MS R+74
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.