Mount Pleasant is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Mount Pleasant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant, ~17% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Pleasant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Pleasant leans more Republican than 67 of 135 neighbors.
Mount Pleasant runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Mount Pleasant drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mount Pleasant, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mount Pleasant looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Mount Pleasant own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mount Pleasant have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dillonvale, OH R+49
- Colerain, OH R+52
- Glen Robbins, OH R+56
- Robyville, OH R+59
- Adena, OH R+58
- Rayland, OH R+51
- Yorkville, OH R+43
- Maynard, OH R+57
- Barton, OH R+52
- Harrisville, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dundee, IA R+45
- Rachel, WV R+57
- Dola, OH R+63
- Maryville, SC R+37
- North Delta, CO R+47
- Shiloh, NJ R+39
- Walsh, WI R+41
- Olvey, AR R+69
- White Creek, WI R+36
- Hyde Park, PA R+30
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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.