Fort Shawnee leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Fort Shawnee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Shawnee, ~24% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Shawnee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Shawnee leans more Republican than 4 of 83 neighbors.
Fort Shawnee runs about 35 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Shawnee. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Fort Shawnee 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 Shawnee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Fort Shawnee drive to work alone, about 11 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 Shawnee, 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 Shawnee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Shawnee 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Fort Shawnee own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fort Shawnee have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cridersville, OH R+56
- Hume, OH R+63
- Rousculp, OH R+62
- Yoder, OH R+58
- Lima, OH R+21
- Kemp, OH R+62
- Uniopolis, OH R+70
- Buckland, OH R+73
- Elida, OH R+47
- Wapakoneta, OH R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Canon, GA R+64
- Cass City, MI R+38
- Tuscola, TX R+76
- Madison, ME R+24
- St. Bernard, OH D+7
- Meadow Vista, CA R+18
- Indian Head Park, IL D+13
- Throop, PA R+4
- Marthasville, MO R+54
- North Bend, OH R+51
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.