Magnetic Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Magnetic Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Magnetic Springs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Magnetic Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Magnetic Springs leans more Republican than 38 of 80 neighbors.
Magnetic Springs runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Magnetic Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Magnetic Springs 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 Magnetic Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Magnetic Springs are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
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 Magnetic Springs, OH does.
Why turnout in Magnetic Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Magnetic Springs sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pharisburg, OH R+55
- Claiborne, OH R+58
- Richwood, OH R+55
- Radnor, OH R+38
- Warrensburg, OH R+36
- Ostrander, OH R+40
- New Dover, OH R+46
- Newman, OH R+50
- Broadway, OH R+56
- White Sulphur, OH R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Southland, AR D+23
- Poyen, AR R+73
- Altenburg, MO R+74
- Elk Horn, KY R+72
- Ravenwood, MO R+62
- Jennerstown, PA R+54
- Two Grey Hills, NM D+32
- Eifort, OH R+65
- West Portal, NJ R+21
- Pinckard, AL R+66
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.