Plankton is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Plankton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plankton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plankton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plankton leans more Republican than 77 of 83 neighbors.
Plankton runs about 56 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plankton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Plankton 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 Plankton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Plankton drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Plankton, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Plankton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Plankton have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deunquat, OH R+58
- Sycamore, OH R+61
- Lykens, OH R+67
- Lemert, OH R+68
- Melmore, OH R+44
- Brokensword, OH R+70
- Mexico, OH R+58
- Seal, OH R+62
- Bloomville, OH R+56
- Chatfield, OH R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allakaket, AK D+33
- Akiak, AK D+21
- Halfway, NY R+19
- Process City, AR R+64
- Childs, PA R+18
- Lyman, IA R+50
- Swedehome, NE R+65
- Artesa, AZ D+79
- Stewart, AL R+24
- Greece City, PA R+56
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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.