Pottersburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Pottersburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pottersburg, ~22% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pottersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pottersburg leans more Republican than 25 of 84 neighbors.
Pottersburg runs about 37 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pottersburg. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Pottersburg 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 Pottersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Pottersburg are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pottersburg, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pottersburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pottersburg 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pottersburg own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Pottersburg have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Liberty, OH R+63
- North Lewisburg, OH R+57
- Raymond, OH R+50
- York Center, OH R+51
- Milford Center, OH R+55
- Marysville, OH R+26
- Woodstock, OH R+65
- Broadway, OH R+56
- Mingo, OH R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glen Flora, WI R+41
- Peak, SC R+27
- Fort Kent Village, ME R+28
- Ladora, IA R+48
- Walkerville, MT R+13
- Williams, OK R+73
- La Tour, MO R+62
- Sevastopol, IN R+65
- Chandler, MN R+68
- Timberlake, TN R+62
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.