Orrville leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Orrville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orrville, ~25% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orrville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orrville leans more Republican than 29 of 102 neighbors.
Orrville runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orrville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Orrville 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 Orrville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orrville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, modestly above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Orrville, OH sits in the top quarter 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 Orrville looks the way it does
Turnout in Orrville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orrville Junction, OH R+46
- Riceland, OH R+59
- Smithville, OH R+50
- Marshallville, OH R+53
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- Dalton, OH R+53
- East Union, OH R+64
- Kidron, OH R+63
- Apple Creek, OH R+65
- Sterling, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chappaqua, NY D+27
- Concord, MA D+43
- Cheval, FL R+11
- Montgomery, OH D+11
- Highland Springs, VA D+57
- Soquel, CA D+44
- Newport, MI R+30
- Nantucket, MA D+22
- Lakewood Park, FL R+25
- Toppenish, WA D+23
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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.