Parkman is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Parkman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkman, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkman is the most Republican-leaning.
Parkman runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parkman. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Parkman 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 Parkman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Parkman, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Parkman are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Parkman, OH sits in the bottom quarter 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 Parkman looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parkman is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 13% of homes in Parkman have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Parkman have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Welshfield, OH R+52
- Nelson, OH R+49
- South Newbury, OH R+49
- West Farmington, OH R+55
- Middlefield, OH R+53
- Hiram Rapids, OH R+29
- Garrettsville, OH R+42
- Hiram, OH R+30
- Mesopotamia, OH R+56
- Burton, OH R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fair Haven, VT R+25
- Robersonville, NC D+23
- Swift Trail Junction, AZ R+55
- North Bennington, VT D+32
- Pierce, NE R+69
- Sugar City, ID R+59
- Sherrill, NY R+4
- Juliff, TX D+48
- Troy, MT R+53
- Laporte, MN R+33
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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.