New Somerset is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in New Somerset typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Somerset, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Somerset compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Somerset leans more Republican than 113 of 123 neighbors.
New Somerset runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Somerset 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 Somerset, 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 Somerset, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in New Somerset drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Somerset, 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 Somerset looks the way it does
Turnout in New Somerset sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Irondale, OH R+61
- Richmond, OH R+59
- Hammondsville, OH R+59
- New Salisbury, OH R+62
- Empire, OH R+54
- Stratton, OH R+54
- Toronto, OH R+45
- Belvedere, OH R+51
- Bergholz, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshall, OH R+65
- New Providence, KY R+62
- Crockett, KY R+68
- Felt, OK R+86
- Crosby Beach, MN R+38
- Pettibone, ND R+57
- Slickford, KY R+76
- Frontier, ND R+14
- Oliver, IN R+52
- Dickens, NE R+80
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.