Iler is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Iler typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Iler, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Iler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Iler leans more Republican than 48 of 87 neighbors.
Iler runs about 39 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Iler. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Iler 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 Iler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Iler drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Iler sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Iler are family households, above 83% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Iler, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Iler looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Iler own their home, about 18 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kansas, OH R+52
- Fostoria, OH R+24
- Bascom, OH R+52
- Maple Grove, OH R+52
- Adrian, OH R+52
- Bettsville, OH R+49
- Risingsun, OH R+49
- Hatton, OH R+48
- Burgoon, OH R+51
- Fort Seneca, OH R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Pine, MN R+33
- Bone Gap, IL R+72
- Carrie, KY R+67
- Alta, WY D+6
- Pacific Beach, WA R+10
- Hughey, TN R+71
- Lucan, MN R+66
- Long Beach, MD R+24
- Stillwater, OH R+54
- May, MO R+73
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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.