New Straitsville is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in New Straitsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Straitsville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Straitsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Straitsville leans more Republican than 61 of 97 neighbors.
New Straitsville runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why New Straitsville 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 Straitsville, 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 Straitsville, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; New Straitsville, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Straitsville looks the way it does
Turnout in New Straitsville 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
- Oreville, OH R+57
- Shawnee, OH R+60
- Webb Summit, OH R+55
- Hemlock, OH R+61
- Maxville, OH R+65
- Carbon Hill, OH R+49
- Murray City, OH R+49
- Mainsville, OH R+54
- Moxahala, OH R+57
- Haydenville, OH R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Williamsville, MO R+71
- Stella, MO R+73
- New Concord, KY R+61
- Ghent, KY R+57
- Central High, OK R+72
- South Cle Elum, WA R+24
- Russellville, MI R+24
- Williamsville, MS R+52
- Lagro, IN R+62
- Shauck, OH R+61
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.