Richfield Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Richfield Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richfield Center, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richfield Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richfield Center leans more Republican than 28 of 86 neighbors.
Richfield Center runs about 22 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richfield Center. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Richfield Center 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 Richfield Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Richfield Center are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Richfield Center, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Richfield Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Richfield Center 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Richfield Center own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Richfield Center have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berkey, OH R+36
- Sylvania, OH Even
- Holland, OH R+3
- Metamora, OH R+47
- Swanton, OH R+36
- Ottawa Lake, MI R+41
- Riga, MI R+46
- Lytton, OH R+50
- Ottawa Hills, OH D+24
- Monclova, OH R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Golf Club Shores, MD R+18
- Pinos Altos, NM D+8
- Eckenrode Mill, PA R+52
- East Berkshire, VT R+40
- Ryot, PA R+70
- West Elizabeth, PA R+25
- Shirleyton, TN R+71
- Plevna, IN R+63
- Old Salem, TX R+63
- Weber, GA R+81
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.