New Boston leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 47% of adults in New Boston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Boston, ~15% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Boston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Boston leans more Republican than 2 of 86 neighbors.
New Boston runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Boston. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 14 points.
Why New Boston 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 Boston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
New Boston votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 73%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and New Boston sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Boston, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in New Boston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Boston is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 17 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in New Boston rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in New Boston report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Portsmouth, OH R+30
- Rosemount, OH R+41
- South Shore, KY R+61
- Maloneton, KY R+65
- Slocums, OH R+61
- South Portsmouth, KY R+62
- Wheelersburg, OH R+51
- West Portsmouth, OH R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheswold, DE D+12
- Hartington, NE R+65
- Continental, OH R+67
- Buckley, MI R+45
- Jal, NM R+56
- Andrews, IN R+58
- Fayette, OH R+54
- Germansville, PA R+35
- Guttenberg, IA R+35
- Berlin Heights, OH R+36
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.