Pleasant Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pleasant Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Hill, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Hill leans more Republican than 47 of 105 neighbors.
Pleasant Hill runs about 52 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Pleasant Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Pleasant Hill are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Hill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Circle Hill, OH R+64
- Ludlow Falls, OH R+65
- Covington, OH R+60
- Laura, OH R+67
- West Milton, OH R+49
- Troy, OH R+33
- Red River, OH R+72
- Painter Creek, OH R+71
- Bradford, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hermon, ME R+10
- Whiting, WI Even
- Moreauville, LA R+62
- Bella Vista, CA R+46
- Preston, TX R+63
- Hyndman, PA R+70
- Mc Gaheysville, VA R+32
- Riverside, PA R+28
- Buhler, KS R+57
- Chenoa, IL R+38
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.