Kensington is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Kensington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kensington, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kensington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kensington leans more Republican than 89 of 110 neighbors.
Kensington runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kensington. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kensington 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 Kensington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kensington, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kensington, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Kensington looks the way it does
Turnout in Kensington sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Rochester, OH R+57
- Hanoverton, OH R+60
- Augusta, OH R+66
- Summitville, OH R+64
- New Garden, OH R+57
- Chambersburg, OH R+58
- Mechanicstown, OH R+66
- Guilford, OH R+54
- Pattersonville, OH R+64
- Minerva, OH R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Canal Point, FL D+19
- Rolling Hills, WY R+69
- Buffalo, OK R+78
- Blanket, TX R+78
- Brownsville, CA R+23
- Flintstone, MD R+67
- Everton, AR R+68
- Shirley Center, MA D+9
- Xenia, IL R+73
- Gerrish, NH R+15
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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.