Grove City leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Grove City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grove City, ~37% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grove City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grove City leans more Republican than 26 of 95 neighbors.
Politically, Grove City sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grove City. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+32) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Grove City 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 Grove City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Grove City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 83%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Grove City, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grove City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grove City 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.
Nearby Cities
- Urbancrest, OH D+44
- Pleasant Corners, OH R+37
- Hamilton Meadows, OH R+19
- Lincoln Village, OH R+5
- Valleyview, OH R+5
- Lockbourne, OH R+32
- Galloway, OH R+7
- Orient, OH R+26
- Harrisburg, OH R+49
- Obetz, OH R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coon Rapids, MN D+9
- Port Orange, FL R+26
- Rocky Mount, NC D+35
- Bay City, MI R+12
- Little Elm, TX D+3
- Taylor, MI D+6
- Eden Prairie, MN D+28
- Decatur, AL R+18
- Dearborn Heights, MI R+6
- Lebanon, PA R+22
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.