Southington leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Southington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southington, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Southington leans more Republican than 72 of 110 neighbors.
Southington runs about 37 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Southington 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 Southington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Southington, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Southington, OH sits in the bottom 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 Southington looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Southington own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- West Farmington, OH R+55
- Bristolville, OH R+50
- Garrettsville, OH R+42
- Windham, OH R+39
- Warren, OH Even
- Newton Falls, OH R+36
- Morgandale, OH R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clinton, WI R+24
- Titusville, NJ D+21
- Newton Upper Falls, MA D+59
- Athens, NY R+6
- Charleston, AR R+67
- Marne, MI R+39
- Anacoco, LA R+86
- Vauxhall, NJ D+74
- Sabina, OH R+63
- Phil Campbell, AL R+80
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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.