New Petersburg is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 67% of adults in New Petersburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Petersburg, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Petersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Petersburg leans more Republican than 77 of 85 neighbors.
New Petersburg runs about 58 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Petersburg 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 Petersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In New Petersburg, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in New Petersburg are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Petersburg, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in New Petersburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in New Petersburg own their home, about 19 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenfield, OH R+52
- Rainsboro, OH R+65
- Boston, OH R+64
- Barretts Mills, OH R+66
- Thrifton, OH R+60
- Humboldt, OH R+60
- East Monroe, OH R+63
- Leesburg, OH R+66
- Marshall, OH R+65
- Carmel, OH R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aldrich, MN R+60
- Laona, NY R+24
- Black Jack, KS R+25
- West Hopkinton, NH D+13
- Orestes, IN R+50
- Keenes, IL R+71
- Lewis, CO R+47
- Steadman, GA R+84
- Stockton, TN R+67
- Toksook Bay, AK D+22
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.