North Salem, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Salem

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Salem is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in North Salem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Salem, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Salem compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Salem leans more Republican than 66 of 89 neighbors.

North Salem runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.

Why North Salem 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 North Salem, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In North Salem, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in North Salem are family households, above 82% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Salem, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in North Salem looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in North Salem own their home, about 16 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.