Perry leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Perry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry, ~30% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perry leans more Republican than 32 of 65 neighbors.
Perry runs about 21 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Perry 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 Perry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Perry votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, modestly above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Perry are family households, above 76% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Perry, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Perry looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Perry own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Perry, OH R+36
- Madison, OH R+30
- South Madison, OH R+42
- Painesville, OH R+11
- North Madison, OH R+24
- Fairport Harbor, OH R+11
- Grand River, OH R+19
- Thompson, OH R+49
- Harpersfield, OH R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hardeeville, SC Even
- Fair Haven, NJ D+7
- Phoenix, NY R+18
- Nelsonville, OH R+26
- Moraine, OH R+11
- Childersburg, AL R+37
- Farmington, NH R+24
- Rochelle Park, NJ R+8
- Tabor City, NC R+28
- White Pine, TN R+62
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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.