Red Lion is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Red Lion typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Lion, ~24% vote Democratic, ~84% Republican, and ~-8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Lion compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Lion leans more Republican than 84 of 125 neighbors.
Red Lion runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Red Lion 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 Lion, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Red Lion votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Red Lion are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Red Lion, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Red Lion looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Lion 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 99% of households in Red Lion own their home, compared to around 82% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lebanon, OH R+38
- Otterbein, OH R+4
- Franklin, OH R+44
- Dodds, OH R+57
- Springboro, OH R+31
- Hageman, OH R+28
- Oregonia, OH R+59
- Middletown, OH R+23
- Waynesville, OH R+50
- South Lebanon, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxton, NE R+76
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
- Elwood, TX R+71
- Reece City, AL R+70
- Buchtel, OH R+21
- Cabell, KY R+77
- Lane, OK R+75
- Church Hill, MT R+43
- Oakman, OK R+48
- Stonelick, OH R+55
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.