Stryker is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Stryker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stryker, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stryker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stryker leans more Republican than 24 of 75 neighbors.
Stryker runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Stryker 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 Stryker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Stryker drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stryker sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Stryker, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Stryker looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Stryker own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evansport, OH R+55
- Archbold, OH R+47
- Pulaski, OH R+57
- Burlington, OH R+61
- West Unity, OH R+59
- Elmira, OH R+61
- Ridgeville Corners, OH R+59
- Bryan, OH R+38
- Ney, OH R+62
- Zone, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairfax, SC D+38
- Chincoteague, VA R+26
- Huger, SC D+13
- Fair Play, SC R+71
- Big Lake, TX R+54
- Bloomsbury, NJ R+20
- Waco, GA R+72
- Delanson, NY R+25
- Clarksville, TX Even
- West End-Cobb Town, AL R+35
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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.