Meade is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Meade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meade, ~20% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meade leans more Republican than 33 of 81 neighbors.
Meade runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Meade 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 Meade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Meade are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meade, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Meade looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Meade own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Meade have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Thatcher, OH R+55
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- Delano, OH R+54
- Jefferson Estates, OH R+56
- Stringtown, OH R+56
- Logan Elm Village, OH R+55
- Circleville, OH R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- Clifton, ID R+81
- South Jackson, VA R+48
- Big Oak Flat, CA R+23
- Hallwood, PA R+47
- Cummings, KS R+58
- Fenton, IL R+50
- Wayne Center, NY R+39
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- Balsora, TX R+77
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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.