North Star is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in North Star typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Star, ~11% vote Democratic, ~96% Republican, and ~-7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Star compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Star leans more Republican than 97 of 102 neighbors.
North Star runs about 68 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why North Star 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 Star, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 98% of residents in North Star drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in North Star are family households, above 94% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Star, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Star looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in North Star own their home, about 20 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in North Star have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Weston, OH R+78
- Osgood, OH R+78
- Cranberry Prairie, OH R+81
- Brock, OH R+72
- Yorkshire, OH R+79
- Burkettsville, OH R+82
- Rossburg, OH R+75
- Maria Stein, OH R+82
- Willowdell, OH R+77
- St. Henry, OH R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reform, OH R+62
- Mountain View, CO D+55
- Wilmot, AR D+5
- Wheatville, NY R+38
- Greenwood Springs, MS R+82
- Stallo, MS R+6
- Point Enterprise, TX R+56
- Hallam, NE R+49
- Sunburst, MT R+62
- Olin, KY R+71
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.