Marathon is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Marathon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marathon, ~14% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marathon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marathon leans more Republican than 110 of 140 neighbors.
Marathon runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Marathon 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 Marathon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Marathon are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Marathon, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Marathon looks the way it does
Turnout in Marathon sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newtonsville, OH R+61
- Lerado, OH R+64
- Locust Ridge, OH R+61
- Owensville, OH R+56
- Williamsburg, OH R+59
- Fayetteville, OH R+64
- Edenton, OH R+65
- Five Mile, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Hyman, TX R+68
- Amiret, MN R+53
- Manley, NE R+50
- Drennen, WV R+65
- Tira, TX R+83
- Gifford, IN R+60
- Broadway, NJ R+35
- Sanford, MS R+83
- Hookena, HI D+13
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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.