Ohio Furnace is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ohio Furnace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ohio Furnace, ~15% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ohio Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ohio Furnace leans more Republican than 41 of 88 neighbors.
Ohio Furnace runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Ohio Furnace 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 Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Ohio Furnace drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Ohio Furnace, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ohio Furnace looks the way it does
Turnout in Ohio Furnace sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haverhill, OH R+56
- Franklin Furnace, OH R+56
- Lawco, OH R+65
- Hanging Rock, OH R+59
- Wurtland, KY R+52
- Greenup, KY R+57
- Worthington, KY R+47
- Powellsville, OH R+61
- Raceland, KY R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ernestville, MO R+63
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Pineville, AR R+67
- Sylvester, WV R+64
- Fort Ritner, IN R+54
- Webster, WV R+62
- Kingman, OH R+60
- Skellytown, TX R+86
- Locust Hill, NC R+22
- Benedict, NE R+69
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.