Logan County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Logan County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Logan County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Logan County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Logan County leans more Republican than 13 of 19 neighbors.
Logan County runs about 40 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Logan County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Logan County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Logan County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Logan County, about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Logan County, OH does.
Why turnout in Logan County looks the way it does
Turnout in Logan County 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 Counties
- Champaign County, OH R+51
- Hardin County, OH R+50
- Shelby County, OH R+58
- Union County, OH R+30
- Auglaize County, OH R+59
- Clark County, OH R+21
- Allen County, OH R+32
- Miami County, OH R+42
- Marion County, OH R+35
- Madison County, OH R+39
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mifflin County, PA R+58
- Marshall County, IN R+44
- Beltrami County, MN R+4
- Bryan County, OK R+54
- Hancock County, MS R+53
- Monroe County, TN R+67
- Habersham County, GA R+55
- Monroe County, WI R+28
- Windham County, VT D+28
- Colquitt County, GA R+36
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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.