Poland leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Poland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poland, ~43% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poland leans more Republican than 11 of 121 neighbors.
Politically, Poland sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Why Poland 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 Poland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Poland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Poland, OH does.
Why turnout in Poland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Poland is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Poland have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Middletown, OH R+34
- North Lima, OH R+31
- Hillsville, PA R+47
- Paradise, OH R+34
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- Lynne, FL R+59
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- Pownal, VT R+10
- Killbuck, OH R+65
- Grand Junction, MI R+31
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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.