Padua is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Padua typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Padua, ~9% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Padua compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Padua leans more Republican than 83 of 93 neighbors.
Padua runs about 67 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Padua 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 Padua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Padua, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 92% of residents in Padua drive to work alone, above 96% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Padua are family households, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Padua, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Padua looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Padua own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fort Recovery, OH R+78
- Jay City, IN R+74
- New Corydon, IN R+74
- Coldwater, OH R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Julian, WV R+69
- Blackwater, AZ D+46
- Schwertner, TX R+57
- Whitewood, VA R+72
- Wadesboro, LA R+65
- The Narrows, NY R+45
- Whitson, TX R+66
- Davis Creek, CA R+57
- Dawn, TX R+55
- Griggstown, NJ D+25
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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.