Rice is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Rice typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rice, ~15% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rice compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rice leans more Republican than 46 of 77 neighbors.
Rice runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rice. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Rice 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 Rice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rice, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Rice drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Rice are family households, above 96% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rice, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rice looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Rice own their home, about 22 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Continental, OH R+67
- North Creek, OH R+73
- Ayersville, OH R+53
- Oakwood, OH R+61
- Pleasant Bend, OH R+63
- Dupont, OH R+71
- Kieferville, OH R+72
- Melrose, OH R+65
- New Bavaria, OH R+64
- Standley, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cardin, OK R+60
- Pinedale, NM D+7
- Casville, NC R+34
- Burlington, OK R+81
- Hamburg, VA R+52
- Hatchetville, TX R+77
- Woodside, OH R+40
- San Miguel, AZ D+79
- Bolair, WV R+73
- Hendricks, KY R+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.