Sonora is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Sonora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sonora, ~19% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sonora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sonora leans more Republican than 16 of 101 neighbors.
Sonora runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sonora. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Sonora 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 Sonora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Sonora are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Sonora runs against that pattern.
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 Sonora, OH does.
Why turnout in Sonora looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Sonora have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Duncan Falls, OH R+60
- Chandlersville, OH R+64
- Zanesville, OH R+30
- Ellis, OH R+59
- South Zanesville, OH R+43
- Rix Mills, OH R+55
- Adamsville, OH R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hereford, AZ R+39
- Greenfield, MO R+62
- Freeman, SD R+60
- Friendship, TN R+69
- Redway, CA D+22
- Nevada, OH R+60
- Valders, WI R+46
- Sidney, IL R+35
- Porterfield, WI R+43
- Faulconer, KY R+37
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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.