Mandale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Mandale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mandale, ~11% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mandale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mandale leans more Republican than 57 of 79 neighbors.
Mandale runs about 58 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Mandale 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 Mandale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mandale, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Mandale are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mandale, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mandale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Mandale own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roselms, OH R+68
- Cloverdale, OH R+73
- Dupont, OH R+71
- Wetsel, OH R+75
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Grover Hill, OH R+67
- Melrose, OH R+65
- Fort Jennings, OH R+74
- Oakwood, OH R+61
- Kalida, OH R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rosa, LA D+25
- McCartney, PA R+64
- Waves, NC R+18
- Callensburg, PA R+69
- Knights Landing, ME R+35
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Valley, MS R+44
- Maurine, SD R+82
- Murdock Crossing, MS D+26
- Jolly, TX 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.