Silver Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Silver Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Creek, ~32% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Creek leans more Republican than 65 of 111 neighbors.
Silver Creek runs about 22 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Creek. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Silver Creek are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Silver Creek, OH sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Silver Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Creek 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Silver Creek own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Silver Creek have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sharon Center, OH R+33
- Wadsworth, OH R+22
- Seville, OH R+38
- Medina, OH R+20
- Chippewa Lake, OH R+33
- Granger, OH R+29
- Gloria Glens Park, OH R+39
- Rittman, OH R+41
- Copley, OH R+4
- Norton, OH R+25
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- Minden, IA R+48
- Luxora, AR D+15
- Ferron, UT R+76
- Tiki Island, TX R+48
- Kelley, IA R+10
- Lake Medina Shores, TX R+49
- Bow Mar, CO D+12
- Sappho, WA R+20
- Rensselaer Falls, NY R+25
- Muse, PA R+27
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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.