Hume is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Hume typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hume, ~15% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hume compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hume leans more Republican than 22 of 86 neighbors.
Hume runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hume. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Hume 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 Hume, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Hume drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Hume are family households, above 94% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hume, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hume looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Hume own their home, about 19 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckland, OH R+73
- Kemp, OH R+62
- Cridersville, OH R+56
- Fort Shawnee, OH R+46
- Wapakoneta, OH R+55
- Rousculp, OH R+62
- Spencerville, OH R+70
- Glynwood, OH R+72
- Lima, OH R+21
- Needmore, OH R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton Station, KY R+61
- Fields Landing, CA D+13
- Vigo, AL R+76
- Harlingen, NJ D+22
- Fulgham, KY R+65
- Festus, FL R+10
- Kincheloe, WV R+63
- Rinehart, WV R+69
- Tarkio, MT R+51
- Greenleaf, MN R+47
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.