Richmond Dale is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Richmond Dale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Dale, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richmond Dale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richmond Dale leans more Republican than 19 of 81 neighbors.
Richmond Dale runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Richmond Dale 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 Dale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Richmond Dale drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Richmond Dale, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Richmond Dale looks the way it does
Turnout in Richmond Dale 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
- Higby, OH R+57
- Vigo, OH R+58
- Pride, OH R+61
- Leo, OH R+62
- Lickskillet, OH R+60
- Omega, OH R+57
- Schooleys, OH R+58
- Ray, OH R+60
- Londonderry, OH R+60
- Bristol Village, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Embarrass, WI R+51
- Lewis, NC D+4
- Greers Ferry, AR R+64
- Piketown, PA R+35
- Ames, TX D+2
- West Rockport, ME D+18
- Ancram, NY D+11
- Quamba, MN R+49
- Turtlepoint, PA R+58
- Cedar Mountain, NC R+22
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.