Martin leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Martin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martin, ~28% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Martin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Martin leans more Republican than 47 of 73 neighbors.
Martin runs about 29 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Martin 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 Martin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Martin are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Martin, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Martin looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Martin own their home, about 22 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Martin have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Williston, OH R+39
- Graytown, OH R+41
- Curtice, OH R+35
- Clay Center, OH R+38
- Limestone, OH R+44
- Genoa, OH R+31
- Reno Beach, OH R+38
- Rocky Ridge, OH R+41
- Millbury, OH R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksville, FL R+79
- Palmyra, NE R+45
- Manchester, VT D+42
- Molyneaux Corners, NY R+36
- Gladbrook, IA R+41
- West Rushville, OH R+54
- Weyerhaeuser, WI R+38
- West Cape May, NJ D+10
- Bigfork, MN R+32
- Maysville, OH R+57
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.