New Floodwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 36% of adults in New Floodwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Floodwood, ~10% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Floodwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Floodwood leans more Republican than 19 of 83 neighbors.
New Floodwood runs about 30 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Floodwood 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 Floodwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in New Floodwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Floodwood, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Floodwood looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in New Floodwood rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and New Floodwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in New Floodwood report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hamley Run, OH D+13
- Nelsonville, OH R+26
- Buchtel, OH R+21
- Chauncey, OH D+8
- The Plains, OH D+26
- East Clayton, OH R+39
- New Marshfield, OH R+35
- Millfield, OH R+11
- Murray City, OH R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allouez, MI R+9
- Cottage, NY R+45
- Elk River, ID R+62
- Brant Lake, SD R+47
- Brave, PA R+59
- El Rancho, NM D+20
- Pluto, WV R+51
- Travis Bridge, AL R+44
- Pleasant Point, ME Even
- Parker, OK R+72
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.