New Jasper is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 91% of adults in New Jasper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Jasper, ~16% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Jasper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Jasper leans more Republican than 74 of 96 neighbors.
New Jasper runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Jasper 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 Jasper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in New Jasper are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Jasper, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in New Jasper looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Jasper 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in New Jasper own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in New Jasper have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jamestown, OH R+56
- Paintersville, OH R+64
- Middleton Corner, OH R+62
- Maple Corner, OH R+56
- Wilberforce, OH D+42
- Xenia, OH R+27
- Cedarville, OH R+49
- Bowersville, OH R+70
- Lumberton, OH R+60
- Oldtown, OH R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nolin, KY R+64
- Talmage, UT R+76
- South Prairie, WA R+38
- Jet, OK R+73
- Mooreville, TX R+68
- Hickory Plains, AR R+72
- Tiffany, CO R+38
- Hadensville, KY R+50
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Molino, MO R+65
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.