South Russell, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Russell

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

South Russell is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in South Russell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Russell, ~54% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~-6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Russell compares

Among cities within 25 miles, South Russell sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 86 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 42 leaning the other way.

South Russell runs about 12 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while South Russell sits closer to the political middle.

Why South Russell 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 South Russell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In South Russell the two roughly cancel. South Russell runs against the grain of Ohio, a split-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; South Russell, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in South Russell looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Russell 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in South Russell own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in South Russell have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.