Rowsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Rowsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rowsburg, ~18% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rowsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rowsburg leans more Republican than 53 of 93 neighbors.
Rowsburg runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Rowsburg 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 Rowsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Rowsburg drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rowsburg, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rowsburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Rowsburg own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lattasburg, OH R+57
- Reedsburg, OH R+61
- New Pittsburg, OH R+57
- Pleasant Home, OH R+60
- Nankin, OH R+59
- Ashland, OH R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lower Village, NH R+6
- Wakonda, SD R+44
- Moffitt, TX R+73
- Springville Lake Estates, AL R+80
- Nocona Hills, TX R+76
- Hardin Springs, KY R+68
- Wilda, VA R+53
- Annetta North, TX R+64
- Hunter, IL R+34
- Chesterfield, MA D+30
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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.