Long is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Long typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Long leans more Republican than 78 of 100 neighbors.
Long runs about 58 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Long 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 Long, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Long, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Long, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Long looks the way it does
Turnout in Long 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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- Fort Jefferson, OH R+63
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Cities with Similar Populations
- East Point, LA R+16
- Zoe, KY R+65
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- Eileen, IL R+25
- Onomea, HI D+37
- Gilead, ME R+19
- Concow, CA R+26
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- Rose Hill, GA R+77
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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.