Fort Recovery is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Fort Recovery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Recovery, ~9% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Recovery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Recovery leans more Republican than 83 of 94 neighbors.
Fort Recovery runs about 67 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Recovery. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Fort Recovery 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 Recovery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Fort Recovery drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Recovery, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Recovery looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Recovery 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Fort Recovery own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Peter, OH R+80
- Salamonia, IN R+68
- Rose Hill, OH R+79
- Brice, IN R+67
- Padua, OH R+78
- St. Henry, OH R+75
- Burkettsville, OH R+82
- Philothea, OH R+74
- Macedon, OH R+74
- Coldwater, OH R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bethel Acres, OK R+63
- Dassel, MN R+42
- Olivia, NC R+48
- Otisville, NY R+16
- Bainbridge, OH R+61
- Rio Verde, AZ R+26
- Murphys, CA R+7
- Evarts, KY R+80
- Thomaston, ME R+8
- Mineral Point, MO R+61
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.