Howenstine is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Howenstine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Howenstine, ~18% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Howenstine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Howenstine leans more Republican than 55 of 104 neighbors.
Howenstine runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Howenstine 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 Howenstine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Howenstine hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Howenstine are family households, above 87% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Howenstine, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Howenstine looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Howenstine own their home, about 19 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Meyers Lake, OH R+5
- Robertsville, OH R+51
- Canton, OH R+4
- Malvern, OH R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hickory Grove, TN R+62
- Randall, KS R+76
- Strother, SC D+34
- Pleasant Lake, MN R+27
- East Sutton, NH Even
- Fish Creek, NY R+57
- Swanington, IN R+56
- Suttons Corner, GA D+9
- Gaddistown, GA R+58
- Manasota Key, FL R+36
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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.