Kennard is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Kennard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kennard, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kennard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kennard leans more Republican than 52 of 88 neighbors.
Kennard runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Kennard 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 Kennard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Kennard drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Kennard are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kennard, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kennard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kennard is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingscreek, OH R+58
- Lippincotts, OH R+61
- Mingo, OH R+58
- West Liberty, OH R+56
- Cable, OH R+55
- Urbana, OH R+40
- North Lewisburg, OH R+57
- Valley-Hi, OH R+61
- Eris, OH R+61
- Iron City, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Codys Corner, FL R+54
- Osnabrock, ND R+51
- West Lebanon, PA R+56
- Holly Grove, LA R+14
- Register, PA R+53
- Benson, UT R+44
- Horn Hill, TX R+73
- Emblem, TX R+80
- Raccoon Ford, VA R+40
- Big Bend National Park, TX R+30
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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.