Shandon is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Shandon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shandon, ~21% vote Democratic, ~87% Republican, and ~-8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shandon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shandon leans more Republican than 109 of 129 neighbors.
Shandon runs about 51 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Shandon 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 Shandon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Shandon are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Shandon, 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 Shandon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shandon is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ross, OH R+61
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- Millville, OH R+61
- Dunlap, OH R+52
- Harrison, OH R+51
- Fairplay, OH R+64
- Reily, OH R+53
- Taylor Creek, OH R+35
- Fairfield, OH R+10
- West Harrison, IN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zumbro, MS Even
- Gross, IL R+61
- Somers, IA R+57
- Little Venice, MI R+38
- Lackey, KY R+68
- Pine Grove, NY R+49
- Wawawai, WA R+44
- Elsmore, KS R+57
- Ohio, MO R+68
- Hollister, ID R+70
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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.