Laings is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Laings typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laings, ~13% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laings leans more Republican than 80 of 109 neighbors.
Laings runs about 56 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Laings 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 Laings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Laings, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Laings, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Laings looks the way it does
Turnout in Laings 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.
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- Beallsville, OH R+67
- Sardis, OH R+60
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- Kerr, OH R+61
- Wilson, OH R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gordonville, AL D+78
- Bishop Hill, IL R+33
- Pekin, ND R+43
- Havilah, CA R+47
- Tell, WI R+29
- Mugginsville, CA R+29
- Munson, MI R+54
- Blue Goose, TN R+66
- Clothier, WV R+67
- Ready, KY R+70
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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.