Murray City leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Murray City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Murray City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Murray City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Murray City leans more Republican than 25 of 90 neighbors.
Murray City runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Murray City 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 Murray City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Murray City hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Murray City, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Murray City looks the way it does
Turnout in Murray City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buchtel, OH R+21
- Carbon Hill, OH R+49
- Trimble, OH R+39
- Nelsonville, OH R+26
- Glouster, OH R+43
- Jacksonville, OH R+39
- Hemlock, OH R+61
- East Clayton, OH R+39
- New Floodwood, OH R+41
- New Straitsville, OH R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buena Vista, CA R+42
- New Providence, IA R+51
- Saltillo, PA R+70
- Riplinger, WI R+53
- Marathon, TX R+39
- Douglas, NE R+46
- Pyland, MS R+53
- Ravenscroft, TN R+68
- Greenway, AR R+67
- Grenville, SD R+31
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.