Qualey is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Qualey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Qualey, ~18% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Qualey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Qualey leans more Republican than 46 of 90 neighbors.
Qualey runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Qualey 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 Qualey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Qualey drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Qualey fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Qualey are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Qualey, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Qualey looks the way it does
Turnout in Qualey 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.
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- Belpre, OH R+41
- Washington, WV R+51
- Fleming, OH R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Gilpin, KY R+74
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- Hester, LA R+50
- Thicket, TX R+90
- Jones Mills, PA R+51
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- New Buffalo, PA R+53
- Drake, CO R+20
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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.