Patriot is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Patriot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patriot, ~12% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patriot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patriot leans more Republican than 69 of 91 neighbors.
Patriot runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Patriot 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 Patriot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Patriot 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 Patriot fits that profile on both counts.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Patriot, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Patriot looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Patriot own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gage, OH R+62
- Lecta, OH R+66
- Northup, OH R+62
- Centerpoint, OH R+62
- Gallia, OH R+65
- Thivener, OH R+67
- Waterloo, OH R+68
- Rio Grande, OH R+57
- Mercerville, OH R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Windsor, OH R+58
- Kossuth, MS R+83
- Doolittle, MO R+50
- Perry, KS R+49
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Savona, NY R+46
- Odin, IL R+61
- Meadville, MS R+38
- Maud, OK R+66
- Coon Rapids, IA R+53
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.