Middle Bass leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Middle Bass typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Middle Bass, ~36% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Middle Bass compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Middle Bass leans more Republican than 1 of 27 neighbors.
Politically, Middle Bass sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Why Middle Bass 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 Middle Bass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Middle Bass live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Ohio average of 34%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Middle Bass, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Middle Bass looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Middle Bass is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Middle Bass have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Put-in-Bay, OH R+14
- Kelleys Island, OH R+27
- Gem Beach, OH R+25
- Lakeside, OH R+17
- Lakeside-Marblehead, OH R+26
- Marblehead, OH R+16
- Port Clinton, OH R+23
- Gypsum, OH R+34
- Bay View, OH R+28
- Lacarne, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, IA R+50
- Unionville, OH R+61
- Hollywood, MO R+76
- Hilger, MT R+62
- Patsville, NV R+34
- East McDonough, NY R+44
- Capulin, NM R+57
- Pakan, TX R+74
- Eagle Mills, AR R+43
- Bridgehead, CA R+8
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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.