Sharon Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Sharon Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon Center, ~28% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharon Center leans more Republican than 76 of 115 neighbors.
Sharon Center runs about 22 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Sharon Center 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 Sharon Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sharon Center votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Sharon Center are family households, above 84% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sharon Center, OH does.
Why turnout in Sharon Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sharon Center 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Sharon Center have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Granger, OH R+29
- Silver Creek, OH R+34
- Wadsworth, OH R+22
- Montrose-Ghent, OH Even
- Copley, OH R+4
- Medina, OH R+20
- Weymouth, OH R+27
- Fairlawn, OH D+21
- Norton, OH R+25
- Chippewa Lake, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Urbank, MN R+43
- Morse Bluff, NE R+57
- Brooks, ME R+24
- Kitchings Mill, SC R+50
- Horn Brook, PA R+59
- South Bethlehem, PA R+68
- Hood, VA R+34
- Weston, CO R+33
- Huddle, VA R+71
- Lynn, WI R+41
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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.