Hanging Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Hanging Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanging Rock, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanging Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanging Rock leans more Republican than 37 of 89 neighbors.
Hanging Rock runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Hanging Rock 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 Hanging Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hanging Rock, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Hanging Rock are family households, above 82% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hanging Rock, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hanging Rock looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Hanging Rock report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ironton, OH R+41
- Ohio Furnace, OH R+60
- Bellefonte, KY R+31
- Lawco, OH R+65
- Haverhill, OH R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zittau, WI R+36
- Gays Creek, KY R+71
- New Albion, NY R+49
- Bloomington, ID R+71
- Maidstone, VT R+29
- Mannassa, MS R+32
- Tomahawk Bluff, IL R+28
- Maple Grove, NY R+16
- Ideal, SD R+69
- Rocky Head, AL R+81
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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.