Russia is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Russia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Russia, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Russia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Russia leans more Republican than 81 of 105 neighbors.
Russia runs about 61 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Russia 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 Russia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Russia are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Russia, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Russia looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Russia have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.