Mark Center is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Mark Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mark Center, ~17% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mark Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mark Center leans more Republican than 48 of 69 neighbors.
Mark Center runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Mark Center 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 Mark Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Mark Center drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mark Center, 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 Mark Center looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Mark Center own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sherwood, OH R+56
- Cecil, OH R+58
- Hicksville, OH R+56
- Farmer, OH R+62
- Ney, OH R+62
- Antwerp, OH R+58
- Williams Center, OH R+57
- Junction, OH R+56
- Paulding, OH R+50
- Newville, IN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Halls Mill, TN R+69
- Tillman, MS D+50
- Gifford, AR R+65
- Hurstville, IA R+42
- Lorne, VA R+8
- Berthold, ND R+64
- Ross, TX R+73
- Ryan, MI R+43
- Hogglesville, AL R+29
- Tress Shop, KY R+63
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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.