Oceola is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Oceola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oceola, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oceola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oceola leans more Republican than 75 of 80 neighbors.
Oceola runs about 57 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Oceola 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 Oceola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Oceola, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oceola, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oceola looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Oceola own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Wyandot, OH R+65
- Bucyrus, OH R+47
- Brokensword, OH R+70
- Deunquat, OH R+58
- Little Sandusky, OH R+63
- Ridgeton, OH R+69
- Sycamore, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cobalt, MO R+60
- Ithaca, NE R+53
- Iron Hill, KY R+63
- York Hamlet, NY R+32
- McElveen, MS R+41
- Elmhurst, PA R+8
- Orchard Hill, GA R+13
- McCaskill, AR R+57
- Dean, TX R+78
- Potterville, GA R+37
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.