Rushtown is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Rushtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rushtown, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rushtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rushtown leans more Republican than 9 of 82 neighbors.
Rushtown runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rushtown. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Rushtown 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 Rushtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Rushtown drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Rushtown are family households, above 76% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rushtown, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rushtown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Rushtown 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
- McDermott, OH R+56
- Lombardsville, OH R+56
- West Portsmouth, OH R+54
- Rosemount, OH R+41
- Lucasville, OH R+56
- Portsmouth, OH R+30
- Rubyville, OH R+59
- New Boston, OH R+36
- South Portsmouth, KY R+62
- Friendship, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toulon, IL R+42
- Savona, NY R+46
- Perry, KS R+49
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Maud, OK R+66
- Odin, IL R+61
- McClellandtown, PA R+40
- Coon Rapids, IA R+53
- Whittemore, MI R+45
- Dubois, WY R+52
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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.