Nicholsville is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Nicholsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nicholsville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nicholsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nicholsville leans more Republican than 84 of 140 neighbors.
Nicholsville runs about 47 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Nicholsville, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Nicholsville drive to work alone, above 94% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Nicholsville are family households, above 79% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nicholsville, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nicholsville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Nicholsville have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Nicholsville sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Richmond, OH R+50
- Hulington, OH R+54
- Mount Pisgah, OH R+49
- Moscow, OH R+60
- Mentor, KY R+49
- Amelia, OH R+40
- Neals Corner, OH R+64
- Bethel, OH R+60
- Point Isabel, OH R+59
- Mount Olive, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toonerville, KY R+74
- Mineral Springs, OH R+67
- Corinne, WV R+68
- Horn Hill, AL R+89
- Terral, OK R+67
- South Canaan, PA R+47
- Kunkle, OH R+59
- Woodruff, MO R+37
- Westdale, NY R+50
- Castle Valley, UT R+25
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.