Richmond Center is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Richmond Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Center, ~11% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richmond Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richmond Center leans more Republican than 76 of 90 neighbors.
Richmond Center runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Richmond 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 Richmond Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Richmond Center, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Richmond Center, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Richmond Center looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Richmond Center report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Richmond Center sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Richmond Center have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leon, OH R+58
- Padanaram, OH R+53
- Dorset, OH R+58
- Pierpont, OH R+50
- Pennline, PA R+52
- Denmark Center, OH R+51
- Andover, OH R+52
- Steamburg, PA R+56
- Lenox Center, OH R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hawick, MN R+46
- Simms, MT R+64
- Delphi Falls, NY R+23
- Speculator, NY R+39
- Skull Valley, AZ R+66
- Gas City, OK R+74
- Stapleton, NE R+81
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
- Little Eagle, SD D+58
- Green Mountain, IA R+39
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.