Neelysville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Neelysville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neelysville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neelysville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neelysville leans more Republican than 76 of 99 neighbors.
Neelysville runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Neelysville 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 Neelysville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Neelysville drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Neelysville are family households, above 81% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Neelysville, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Neelysville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Neelysville own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Unionville, OH R+61
- Pennsville, OH R+56
- Hackney, OH R+62
- Stockport, OH R+57
- McConnelsville, OH R+51
- Todds, OH R+47
- Meigs, OH R+61
- Reinersville, OH R+62
- Beverly, OH R+57
- Malta, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jamaica, IL R+62
- Porterfield, OH R+41
- Diamond, OR R+65
- Creelsboro, KY R+75
- Craige, WA R+49
- Hortense, MO R+66
- Ruso, ND R+64
- Hamburg, AL D+40
- Dover, ND R+60
- Le Moyen, LA R+45
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.