Tawawa is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Tawawa typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tawawa, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tawawa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tawawa leans more Republican than 83 of 93 neighbors.
Tawawa runs about 61 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tawawa. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Tawawa 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 Tawawa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Tawawa, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Tawawa drive to work alone, above 95% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Tawawa are family households, above 81% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tawawa, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tawawa looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Tawawa own their home, about 16 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plattsville, OH R+73
- Rosewood, OH R+63
- Pemberton, OH R+72
- Conover, OH R+65
- Quincy, OH R+71
- Pasco, OH R+64
- Lena, OH R+62
- Fletcher, OH R+65
- Crayon, OH R+61
- Kirkwood, OH R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- America, AL R+81
- Post Creek, NY R+37
- Head River, GA R+62
- Varner, KS R+65
- Beedeville, AR R+75
- Nash, ND R+52
- Harrison, WI R+35
- Pebble, AL R+86
- Steuben, NY R+47
- Redcrest, CA R+14
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.