New Bavaria is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 76% of adults in New Bavaria typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Bavaria, ~14% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Bavaria compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Bavaria leans more Republican than 51 of 80 neighbors.
New Bavaria runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Bavaria 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 New Bavaria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in New Bavaria drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in New Bavaria are family households, above 79% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; New Bavaria, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Bavaria looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in New Bavaria own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Miller City, OH R+73
- Hamler, OH R+60
- Standley, OH R+57
- Prentiss, OH R+68
- Kieferville, OH R+72
- Continental, OH R+67
- Rice, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
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- East Laport, NC R+30
- Plummer, MN R+49
- Alexander, ND R+82
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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.