Fruitdale is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Fruitdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruitdale, ~11% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruitdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruitdale leans more Republican than 37 of 82 neighbors.
Fruitdale runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fruitdale, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 95% of residents in Fruitdale drive to work alone, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fruitdale, OH sits in the bottom tenth 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 Fruitdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Fruitdale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bainbridge, OH R+61
- Cynthiana, OH R+68
- Humboldt, OH R+60
- Barretts Mills, OH R+66
- Rainsboro, OH R+65
- Carmel, OH R+68
- Nipgen, OH R+62
- Latham, OH R+67
- South Salem, OH R+62
- Spargursville, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morse, WI R+24
- Garfield, ID R+65
- Garrattsville, NY R+33
- Burnett, MN R+18
- Wallington, NY R+18
- Brownwood, MO R+66
- Wallace, MO R+51
- Reynolds, ID R+74
- West Bolivar, PA R+54
- Nysted, NE R+65
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.