Macksburg is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Macksburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macksburg, ~11% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macksburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Macksburg leans more Republican than 84 of 95 neighbors.
Macksburg runs about 56 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Macksburg 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 Macksburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Macksburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Macksburg drive to work alone, above 87% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Macksburg are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Macksburg, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Macksburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Macksburg own their home, about 13 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dexter City, OH R+67
- Warner, OH R+65
- Lower Salem, OH R+65
- Harriettsville, OH R+70
- Lowell, OH R+58
- Fulda, OH R+69
- Coal Run, OH R+60
- Whipple, OH R+55
- Devola, OH R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sheridan, LA R+88
- East Brimfield, MA R+7
- Tyndall, OH R+65
- Commerce, MO R+69
- Slab City, NY R+14
- Old Hopland, CA D+12
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Walls Crossing, GA R+62
- Annapolis, CA D+55
- Moorestown, MI R+52
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.