Melbern is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Melbern typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melbern, ~18% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melbern compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Melbern leans more Republican than 35 of 68 neighbors.
Melbern runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Melbern. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Melbern 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 Melbern, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Melbern drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Melbern, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Melbern looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Melbern have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Williams Center, OH R+57
- Hallock, OH R+57
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Bryan, OH R+38
- Edgerton, OH R+55
- Farmer, OH R+62
- Pulaski, OH R+57
- Montpelier, OH R+53
- Edon, OH R+60
- Ney, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- McCune, KS R+64
- Loom, WV R+61
- Hope, KS R+64
- Woodland Park, IN R+44
- Kipnuk, AK D+18
- Turner, MI R+44
- Oak Forest, TX R+74
- Lakeside, IA R+5
- Cincinnati, IA R+58
- Truxton, MO 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.