Gilboa is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Gilboa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilboa, ~15% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilboa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilboa leans more Republican than 65 of 87 neighbors.
Gilboa runs about 57 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Gilboa 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 Gilboa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Gilboa drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gilboa fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gilboa, 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 Gilboa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gilboa 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.