Tama is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Tama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tama, ~11% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tama leans more Republican than 60 of 86 neighbors.
Tama runs about 62 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Tama 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 Tama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Tama drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tama, 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 Tama looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Tama own their home, about 14 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Tama have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Erastus, OH R+58
- Mercer, OH R+72
- Rockford, OH R+70
- Durbin, OH R+73
- Celina, OH R+53
- Mendon, OH R+68
- Neptune, OH R+72
- Dull, OH R+70
- Wabash, OH R+76
- Macedon, OH R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, VA R+7
- Lamont, WI R+30
- Chief Lake, WI D+44
- Clearwater Park, VA R+65
- South Granville, NY R+37
- Lawrence, IL R+15
- Garfield, WI R+14
- Orient Hill, WV R+67
- Yates, MO R+67
- Concord, MD R+27
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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.