Pitsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Pitsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pitsburg, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pitsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pitsburg leans more Republican than 85 of 101 neighbors.
Pitsburg runs about 59 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Pitsburg 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 Pitsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pitsburg, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Pitsburg drive to work alone, above 84% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pitsburg, OH sits below the national average on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Pitsburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Pitsburg 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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- Gettysburg, OH R+66
- Verona, OH R+65
- Red River, OH R+72
- Gordon, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Belfast, NC R+20
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- Langlois, OR R+7
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- Nazareth, TX R+74
- Peterman, AL D+9
- Markleton, PA R+71
- Salem, NC Even
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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.