Sugar Bush Knolls leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Sugar Bush Knolls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugar Bush Knolls, ~39% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugar Bush Knolls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugar Bush Knolls leans more Republican than 52 of 136 neighbors.
Politically, Sugar Bush Knolls sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sugar Bush Knolls. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+23) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Sugar Bush Knolls 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 Sugar Bush Knolls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sugar Bush Knolls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Sugar Bush Knolls are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sugar Bush Knolls, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sugar Bush Knolls looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sugar Bush Knolls 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Sugar Bush Knolls own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Sugar Bush Knolls have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twin Lakes, OH R+3
- Brady Lake, OH R+7
- Streetsboro, OH R+11
- Kent, OH D+23
- Stow, OH Even
- Hudson, OH D+4
- Munroe Falls, OH Even
- Silver Lake, OH D+6
- Ravenna, OH R+18
- Shalersville, OH R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lewis Crossroads, SC R+7
- Hooper, CO R+34
- Tuluksak, AK D+21
- Waikane, HI D+13
- Pierrepont Manor, NY R+44
- Norton, NC R+34
- Valley-Hi, TX D+7
- Oso, WA R+33
- Miller Valley, AZ R+21
- Porter, MN R+55
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.