Shalersville leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Shalersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shalersville, ~20% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shalersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shalersville leans more Republican than 93 of 127 neighbors.
Shalersville runs about 34 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Shalersville 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 Shalersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Shalersville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Shalersville, 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 Shalersville looks the way it does
Turnout in Shalersville 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
- Freedom, OH R+50
- Mantua, OH R+41
- Brady Lake, OH R+7
- Ravenna, OH R+18
- Twin Lakes, OH R+3
- Streetsboro, OH R+11
- Mantua Center, OH R+42
- Sugar Bush Knolls, OH R+9
- Mantua Corners, OH R+40
- Charlestown, OH R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Landisville, NJ R+18
- Hilbert, WI R+44
- Pickett, OK R+60
- Huttonsville, WV R+66
- Carlos, MN R+43
- Dixon, KY R+62
- Seeley Lake, MT R+33
- Senath, MO R+61
- Lattingtown, NY R+10
- Sawyer, MI R+14
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.