Montpelier is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Montpelier typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montpelier, ~18% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montpelier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montpelier leans more Republican than 25 of 73 neighbors.
Montpelier runs about 42 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montpelier. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Montpelier 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 Montpelier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Montpelier hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Montpelier drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Montpelier, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Montpelier looks the way it does
Turnout in Montpelier 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.
Nearby Cities
- Holiday City, OH R+59
- Bridgewater Center, OH R+62
- Hallock, OH R+57
- Pioneer, OH R+60
- Kunkle, OH R+59
- Edon, OH R+60
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Nettle Lake, OH R+60
- Pulaski, OH R+57
- Melbern, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. John, MO D+32
- Manorhaven, NY D+5
- White Oak, TX R+71
- Viroqua, WI R+8
- Grant, MI R+44
- Cuba, MO R+59
- Midway Park, NC R+10
- Carrollton, KY R+46
- Franklin Center, NJ D+28
- Amite, LA R+32
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.