Suffield leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Suffield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Suffield, ~27% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Suffield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Suffield leans more Republican than 66 of 109 neighbors.
Suffield runs about 30 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Suffield 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 Suffield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Suffield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Suffield, OH sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Suffield looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Suffield have completed high school, about 5 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mogadore, OH R+33
- Lakemore, OH R+19
- Randolph, OH R+41
- Hartville, OH R+38
- Uniontown, OH R+30
- New Baltimore, OH R+50
- Tallmadge, OH R+8
- Kent, OH D+23
- Atwater, OH R+48
- Rootstown, OH R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Overbrook, AL R+60
- Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME D+23
- Farner, TN R+75
- Eureka, FL R+66
- Sheridan, TX R+69
- Gay, WV R+69
- Birthright, TX R+78
- Frog Jump, TN R+70
- Tillar, AR R+21
- Volin, SD R+56
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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.