Nettle Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Nettle Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nettle Lake, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nettle Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nettle Lake leans more Republican than 60 of 73 neighbors.
Nettle Lake runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Nettle Lake 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 Nettle Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in Nettle Lake drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Nettle Lake are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nettle Lake, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nettle Lake looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Nettle Lake own their home, about 20 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Camden, MI R+59
- Bridgewater Center, OH R+62
- Edon, OH R+60
- Clear Lake, IN R+54
- Berlien, IN R+60
- Montpelier, OH R+53
- Pioneer, OH R+60
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Frontier, MI R+62
- Holiday City, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakton, MO R+74
- Uniontown, MD R+49
- Highland Center, IA R+53
- Hyco, VA R+32
- North Sherburne, VT D+17
- Benson, PA R+53
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Merritt, MO R+75
- Caney City, TX R+64
- Port Stanley, WA D+47
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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.