Rushville is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Rushville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rushville, ~17% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rushville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rushville leans more Republican than 61 of 103 neighbors.
Rushville runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Rushville 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 Rushville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Rushville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Rushville are family households, above 91% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rushville, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rushville looks the way it does
Turnout in Rushville 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
- West Rushville, OH R+54
- Bremen, OH R+58
- Pleasantville, OH R+55
- Bruno, OH R+55
- Somerset, OH R+59
- Junction City, OH R+65
- Thurston, OH R+56
- Hide-A-Way Hills, OH R+56
- Thornville, OH R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mineral Point, PA R+48
- New Virginia, IA R+45
- Houghton, NY R+25
- Alexander, NY R+52
- Saluda, VA R+30
- Lexington, GA R+43
- North Palm Springs, CA D+15
- Long Lane, MO R+68
- St. Paul, OH R+55
- Taylor, WI R+33
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.