Ohio City is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Ohio City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ohio City, ~34% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ohio City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ohio City sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 7 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 3 leaning the other way.
Ohio City runs about 12 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ohio City sits closer to the political middle.
Why Ohio City 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 Ohio City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ohio City votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ohio City runs about 12 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ohio City, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ohio City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Ohio City own their home, about 19 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Ohio City have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pitkin, CO Even
- Parlin, CO Even
- Sargents, CO R+16
- Almont, CO D+18
- Doyleville, CO R+12
- St. Elmo, CO D+5
- Gunnison, CO D+23
- Maysville, CO D+6
- Nathrop, CO R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adel, OR R+71
- Ardoch, ND R+59
- Omaha, MO R+73
- Latimer, KS R+66
- Owdoms, SC R+36
- Oilfield, IL R+62
- Canon, CO R+8
- Stone Bridge, SD R+50
- Whites City, NM R+73
- Atwood, PA R+62
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado 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.