Salesville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Salesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salesville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salesville leans more Republican than 49 of 95 neighbors.
Salesville runs about 51 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salesville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Salesville 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 Salesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Salesville, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Salesville, OH sits near 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 Salesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Salesville 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
- Highlandtown, OH R+63
- Lore City, OH R+60
- Old Washington, OH R+56
- Middlebourne, OH R+65
- Quaker City, OH R+66
- Kennonsburg, OH R+63
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Kipling, OH R+59
- Winterset, OH R+63
- Batesville, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Madison, MO R+67
- Glencoe, KY R+59
- Ione, WA R+44
- St. Paul, OR R+21
- North Chatham, MA D+27
- Sanville, VA R+53
- Rabun Gap, GA R+54
- Fern Forest, HI D+28
- Falls City, TX R+69
- East Corinth, ME R+39
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.