McDermott is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 73% of adults in McDermott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McDermott, ~16% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McDermott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McDermott leans more Republican than 12 of 76 neighbors.
McDermott runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why McDermott 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 McDermott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in McDermott drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and McDermott fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in McDermott are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; McDermott, OH sits in the bottom tenth 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 McDermott looks the way it does
Turnout in McDermott sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lombardsville, OH R+56
- Rushtown, OH R+54
- Rubyville, OH R+59
- Lucasville, OH R+56
- West Portsmouth, OH R+54
- Otway, OH R+60
- Rosemount, OH R+41
- Youngs, OH R+61
- Portsmouth, OH R+30
- Wamsley, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Farmington, MS R+74
- Casar, NC R+63
- Pleasant Hope, MO R+68
- Cedar Point, NC R+42
- Lakewood, TN R+10
- Marietta, NY R+15
- Valley Forge, PA D+16
- Rose Bud, AR R+71
- Avonmore, PA R+51
- Fort Jennings, OH R+74
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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.