Riceland is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Riceland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riceland, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riceland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riceland leans more Republican than 61 of 103 neighbors.
Riceland runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Riceland. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Riceland 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 Riceland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Riceland, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Riceland are family households, above 80% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Riceland, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Riceland looks the way it does
Turnout in Riceland 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.
Nearby Cities
- Orrville Junction, OH R+46
- Orrville, OH R+36
- East Union, OH R+64
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- Apple Creek, OH R+65
- Kidron, OH R+63
- Dalton, OH R+53
- Guerne, OH R+59
- Smithville, OH R+50
- Marshallville, OH R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hi Hat, KY R+63
- Fredonia, KY R+68
- Martinsburg, MO R+65
- Georgetown, AL R+64
- Raymond, IA R+37
- Red Feather Lakes, CO R+15
- Canaan, NY D+39
- Peggy, TX R+58
- Wakulla, NC R+27
- Gutches Grove, MN R+59
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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.