Marseilles is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Marseilles typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marseilles, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marseilles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marseilles leans more Republican than 60 of 75 neighbors.
Marseilles runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Marseilles 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 Marseilles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Marseilles drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Marseilles, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Marseilles looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Marseilles have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meeker, OH R+61
- Grant, OH R+65
- La Rue, OH R+59
- Patterson, OH R+64
- Kirby, OH R+66
- Harpster, OH R+65
- South Park, OH R+59
- New Bloomington, OH R+62
- Morral, OH R+61
- Forest, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirk, CO R+70
- Dixonville, AL R+92
- Gardiner, OR R+33
- Newville, WI R+18
- Cornelia, WI R+37
- Westview, KY R+64
- Healing Springs, NC R+60
- Rosella, MS R+30
- Westland, PA R+38
- Coffey, MO R+68
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.