Sentinel is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sentinel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sentinel, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sentinel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sentinel leans more Republican than 75 of 96 neighbors.
Sentinel runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Sentinel 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 Sentinel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sentinel, about 99% 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 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Sentinel are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sentinel, OH sits below 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 Sentinel looks the way it does
Turnout in Sentinel 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.
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- Dorset, OH R+58
- Roaming Shores, OH R+42
- New Lyme, OH R+44
- Rome, OH R+52
- Leon, OH R+58
- Colebrook, OH R+51
- Jefferson, OH R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannahs Mill, GA R+75
- Upland, WV R+60
- Millerville, AL R+73
- Duan, NC R+44
- Brookfield Center, VT D+18
- Ware, IL R+56
- Dunnavant, AL R+79
- North Paynesville, MI R+24
- Dolph, AR R+67
- Landstad, WI R+53
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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.