Powhatton leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Powhatton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powhatton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powhatton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powhatton leans more Republican than 27 of 83 neighbors.
Powhatton runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Powhatton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Powhatton 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 Powhatton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Powhatton are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Powhatton, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Powhatton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Powhatton own their home, about 20 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Urbana, OH R+40
- Villa, OH R+35
- Tremont City, OH R+46
- Catawba, OH R+55
- Kingscreek, OH R+58
- Mutual, OH R+56
- Westville, OH R+59
- Mechanicsburg, OH R+54
- Cable, OH R+55
- Terre Haute, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westlake, TX R+43
- Leland, IL R+41
- Burton, TX R+63
- Shady Point, OK R+70
- Hudgens, IL R+44
- Glendale, OR R+36
- Lake City, IA R+47
- Vanderbilt, MI R+44
- Withee, WI R+45
- Garrett Park, MD D+68
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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.