Pleasant City is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pleasant City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant City leans more Republican than 31 of 93 neighbors.
Pleasant City runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Pleasant City 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 Pleasant City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Pleasant City drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pleasant City sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Pleasant City, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleasant City looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant City 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.
Nearby Cities
- Derwent, OH R+54
- Buffalo, OH R+64
- Ava, OH R+62
- Cumberland, OH R+63
- Byesville, OH R+52
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Young Hickory, OH R+62
- Belle Valley, OH R+60
- Sarahsville, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lenox, IA R+40
- Cleora, OK R+56
- Island City, OR R+46
- East Spencer, NC D+65
- Bear Creek, AL R+80
- Finger, TN R+75
- Morris Ranch, TX R+60
- Mountain View, WY R+77
- Chappo, CA R+25
- Southern View, IL R+6
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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.