Rosedale is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Rosedale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rosedale, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rosedale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rosedale leans more Republican than 62 of 85 neighbors.
Rosedale runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Rosedale 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 Rosedale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Rosedale are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rosedale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Rosedale, OH does.
Why turnout in Rosedale looks the way it does
Turnout in Rosedale 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.
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- Tradersville, OH R+51
- Mutual, OH R+56
- Unionville Center, OH R+47
- Woodstock, OH R+65
- Milford Center, OH R+55
- Jerome, OH R+46
- Catawba, OH R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clyde, MO R+60
- Julian, WV R+69
- West Lenox, PA R+45
- Jericho, AR R+14
- Paul, NE R+50
- Little Falls, WA R+35
- Simmonsville, VA R+64
- The Narrows, NY R+45
- Hillsboro, PA R+57
- Highland Heights, TN R+66
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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.