Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mentor-on-the-Lake

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Mentor-on-the-Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Mentor-on-the-Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mentor-on-the-Lake, ~31% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mentor-on-the-Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mentor-on-the-Lake leans more Republican than 40 of 77 neighbors.

Politically, Mentor-on-the-Lake sits close to the rest of Ohio.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mentor-on-the-Lake. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Mentor-on-the-Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Mentor-on-the-Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 92%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH sits in the top 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake looks the way it does

Turnout in Mentor-on-the-Lake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.