Lumberton is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Lumberton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lumberton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~83% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lumberton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lumberton leans more Republican than 55 of 105 neighbors.
Lumberton runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Lumberton 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 Lumberton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in Lumberton are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lumberton, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lumberton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lumberton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Lumberton own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Lumberton have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gurneyville, OH R+60
- Middleton Corner, OH R+62
- Port William, OH R+62
- Paintersville, OH R+64
- Morrisville, OH R+39
- Maple Corner, OH R+56
- New Burlington, OH R+59
- Kingman, OH R+60
- Wilmington, OH R+41
- Bowersville, OH R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ola, ID R+63
- Old Frame, PA R+56
- Wakenda, MO R+68
- York, WI R+35
- Benson, PA R+53
- Kents Corners, NY R+41
- Johnstown, NE R+74
- North Sherburne, VT D+17
- Coopersville, PA R+58
- Utica, MD R+46
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.