Latcha leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Latcha typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Latcha, ~21% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Latcha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Latcha leans more Republican than 41 of 85 neighbors.
Latcha runs about 28 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Latcha 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 Latcha, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Latcha drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Latcha sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Latcha are family households, above 95% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Latcha, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Latcha looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Latcha own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millbury, OH R+27
- Lemoyne, OH R+40
- Genoa, OH R+31
- Walbridge, OH R+19
- Clay Center, OH R+38
- Northwood, OH R+20
- Stony Ridge, OH R+34
- Lime City, OH R+29
- Luckey, OH R+35
- Oregon, OH R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Owattonna, SD R+71
- Bonnerton, NC R+16
- Rulison, CO R+49
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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.