Santa Fe is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Santa Fe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santa Fe, ~12% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santa Fe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santa Fe leans more Republican than 64 of 87 neighbors.
Santa Fe runs about 59 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Santa Fe, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Santa Fe drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Santa Fe, OH sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Santa Fe looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Santa Fe own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Hampshire, OH R+72
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- Lakeview, OH R+50
- Lewistown, OH R+70
- Russells Point, OH R+41
- Montra, OH R+72
- Uniopolis, OH R+70
- Waynesfield, OH R+68
- Maplewood, OH R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Sam Rayburn, TX R+69
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- Shiloh Hill, IL R+60
- Showell, MD R+28
- Rollo, IL R+42
- Morris, WV R+59
- Wickersham, WA R+4
- Brewstertown, TN R+70
- Mount View, TN R+58
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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.