New Franklin leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 93% of adults in New Franklin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Franklin, ~33% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Franklin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Franklin leans more Republican than 40 of 104 neighbors.
New Franklin runs about 18 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Franklin. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 19 points.
Why New Franklin 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 Franklin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
New Franklin votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 51%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as New Franklin, OH does.
Why turnout in New Franklin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Franklin is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in New Franklin have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clinton, OH R+34
- Portage Lakes, OH R+11
- Barberton, OH R+10
- Canal Fulton, OH R+33
- Green, OH R+16
- Warwick, OH R+50
- Doylestown, OH R+39
- Norton, OH R+25
- Akron, OH D+5
- Lakemore, OH R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palos Heights, IL R+8
- Whitmore Lake, MI R+4
- Pelham, NH R+5
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ R+36
- Eaton, OH R+50
- Pembroke, NC R+11
- Roselle Park, NJ D+6
- Marina Del Rey, CA D+43
- Lyndhurst, OH D+35
- Grove, OK R+54
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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.