Morrow County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Morrow County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morrow County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morrow County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Morrow County leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Morrow County runs about 47 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Morrow County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Morrow County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Morrow County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Ohio average of 86%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Morrow County are family households, above 90% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Morrow County, OH sits in the bottom 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 Morrow County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Morrow County own their home, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Marion County, OH R+35
- Knox County, OH R+48
- Crawford County, OH R+51
- Richland County, OH R+27
- Delaware County, OH R+5
- Union County, OH R+30
- Licking County, OH R+29
- Ashland County, OH R+50
- Wyandot County, OH R+53
- Franklin County, OH D+30
Counties with Similar Populations
- Monroe County, IL R+39
- Lincoln County, MS R+37
- Howard County, TX R+50
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Chambers County, AL R+13
- Silver Bow County, MT Even
- Alcorn County, MS R+59
- Becker County, MN R+33
- Lincoln County, NE R+46
- Effingham County, IL R+56
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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.