Painter Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Painter Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Painter Creek, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Painter Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Painter Creek leans more Republican than 85 of 101 neighbors.
Painter Creek runs about 60 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Painter Creek 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 Painter Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Painter Creek are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Painter Creek fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Painter Creek, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Painter Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Painter Creek 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.
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- Laura, OH R+67
- Arcanum, OH R+63
- New Harrison, OH R+65
- Delisle, OH R+70
- Gordon, OH R+60
- Bradford, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Wards, NC R+43
- Frederick, SD R+58
- Long Bridge, LA R+27
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- Rogers Mesa, CO R+54
- Rumsey, KY R+60
- Lamar, OK R+70
- Grand Portage, MN D+28
- Troy Center, PA R+58
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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.