Kimbolton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Kimbolton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kimbolton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kimbolton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kimbolton leans more Republican than 64 of 88 neighbors.
Kimbolton runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Kimbolton 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 Kimbolton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kimbolton, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kimbolton, 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 Kimbolton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Kimbolton own their home, about 16 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Guernsey, OH R+64
- North Salem, OH R+64
- Booth, OH R+62
- Birds Run, OH R+62
- Peoli, OH R+63
- Winterset, OH R+63
- Indian Camp, OH R+61
- Center, OH R+53
- Newcomerstown, OH R+51
- Coalport, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Bloomfield, OH R+53
- Marlow, GA R+62
- Dorchester, SC R+30
- Sawyerville, AL D+52
- Branch, LA R+79
- Manomet, MA D+21
- Hidden Hills, CA D+3
- Woodland Hills, UT R+63
- New Paris, PA R+67
- Spring Park, MN D+13
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.