Middlefield is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Middlefield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Middlefield, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Middlefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Middlefield leans more Republican than 106 of 120 neighbors.
Middlefield runs about 42 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Middlefield. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Middlefield 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 Middlefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Middlefield, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Middlefield, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Middlefield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Middlefield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Middlefield have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Middlefield have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mesopotamia, OH R+56
- South Newbury, OH R+49
- Parkman, OH R+58
- Huntsburg, OH R+53
- Windsor Mills, OH R+55
- East Claridon, OH R+48
- Burton, OH R+37
- Welshfield, OH R+52
- Windsor, OH R+58
- West Farmington, OH R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maxton, NC R+11
- Westlake, LA R+58
- Brewton, AL R+41
- Independence, KS R+36
- Pfafftown, NC R+12
- Canastota, NY R+20
- Rainbow City, AL R+59
- Mineola, TX R+60
- Bath, ME D+22
- Countryside, VA D+21
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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.