Roaming Shores leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Roaming Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roaming Shores, ~26% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roaming Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roaming Shores leans more Republican than 27 of 90 neighbors.
Roaming Shores runs about 31 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roaming Shores. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Roaming Shores 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 Roaming Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Roaming Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roaming Shores, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roaming Shores looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Roaming Shores own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rome, OH R+52
- Rock Creek, OH R+50
- New Lyme, OH R+44
- Sentinel, OH R+54
- Lenox Center, OH R+52
- Hartsgrove, OH R+56
- Orwell, OH R+51
- Jefferson, OH R+44
- Dorset, OH R+58
- Cherry Valley, OH R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elkton, MI R+46
- St. Paul, TX R+23
- Hurstbourne Acres, KY D+21
- Sarepta, LA R+76
- Cove, OR R+54
- Wakefield, VA Even
- McIntyre, GA R+22
- Otley, IA R+43
- Murfreesboro, AR R+68
- Firth, NE R+48
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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.