Sunbury leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Sunbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunbury, ~33% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunbury leans more Republican than 29 of 82 neighbors.
Sunbury runs about 18 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunbury. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Sunbury 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 Sunbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sunbury votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sunbury, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Sunbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunbury 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Sunbury have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Olive Green, OH R+41
- South Condit, OH R+45
- Galena, OH R+15
- North Condit, OH R+46
- Kilbourne, OH R+42
- Rich Hill, OH R+55
- Center Village, OH R+35
- West Berlin, OH R+12
- Harlem, OH R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Country Club, CA D+7
- Florence, OR D+12
- Mounds View, MN D+22
- Piedmont, OK R+50
- Perryville, MO R+58
- Bryan, OH R+38
- Greenbrier, TN R+54
- California, MD R+3
- Boyds, MD D+40
- Whitestown, IN R+9
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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.