Hemlock is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Hemlock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemlock, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hemlock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hemlock leans more Republican than 83 of 96 neighbors.
Hemlock runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Hemlock 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 Hemlock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Hemlock drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hemlock fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Hemlock are family households, above 98% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hemlock, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Hemlock looks the way it does
Turnout in Hemlock sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Straitsville, OH R+58
- Oreville, OH R+57
- Murray City, OH R+49
- Burr Oak, OH R+59
- Moxahala, OH R+57
- Chapel Hill, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agar, SD R+68
- Sand Bay, WI D+63
- Saffordville, KS R+56
- Gove, KS R+82
- Rosewood Heights, IL R+30
- Garland, MO R+65
- Rockyhock, NC R+51
- Farlin, IA R+46
- Sorensens, CA D+36
- Farrar, MO R+71
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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.