Mount Olive is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Mount Olive typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Olive, ~13% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Olive compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Olive leans more Republican than 83 of 110 neighbors.
Mount Olive runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Mount Olive are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Olive fits that profile on both counts.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Olive, OH sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Olive looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Olive 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
- Felicity, OH R+62
- Feesburg, OH R+66
- Hamersville, OH R+65
- Moscow, OH R+60
- Neals Corner, OH R+64
- Cedron, OH R+66
- Point Isabel, OH R+59
- Yankeetown, OH R+65
- Bethel, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peabody, KS R+55
- Mount Olivet, KY R+62
- Wayne, ME D+7
- Bingham Farms, MI D+26
- Wilmot, NH D+8
- Hill Top, MO R+69
- Camp Douglas, WI R+36
- Oakland Acres, IA R+35
- Winthrop, IA R+42
- Grantsville, WV R+67
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.