Lickskillet is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lickskillet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lickskillet, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lickskillet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lickskillet leans more Republican than 55 of 80 neighbors.
Lickskillet runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Lickskillet 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 Lickskillet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Lickskillet hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lickskillet are family households, above 82% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lickskillet, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lickskillet looks the way it does
Turnout in Lickskillet 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
- Londonderry, OH R+60
- Vigo, OH R+58
- Ray, OH R+60
- Richmond Dale, OH R+57
- Schooleys, OH R+58
- Byer, OH R+61
- Leo, OH R+62
- Higby, OH R+57
- Tucson, OH R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glendevey, CO R+49
- Peach Orchard, AR R+67
- Independence, TN R+75
- Stevens Creek, VA R+62
- Somerville, NY R+38
- Unity House, PA R+32
- Union Temple, TN R+71
- Egypt, GA R+60
- Edwards, CA R+12
- Four Point, TN R+70
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.