Red Diamond is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Red Diamond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Diamond, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Diamond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Diamond leans more Republican than 47 of 73 neighbors.
Red Diamond runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Red Diamond 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 Red Diamond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Red Diamond, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Diamond, OH sits below the national average 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 Red Diamond looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Diamond sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McArthur, OH R+57
- Prattsville, OH R+60
- Zaleski, OH R+59
- Hamden, OH R+58
- Creola, OH R+58
- Radcliff, OH R+62
- Byer, OH R+61
- Wilkesville, OH R+60
- Wellston, OH R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bethel, TN R+72
- South Carmen, NM D+23
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.