Thurman is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Thurman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thurman, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thurman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thurman leans more Republican than 64 of 89 neighbors.
Thurman runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Thurman 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 Thurman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Thurman are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Thurman, OH sits below the national average 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 Thurman looks the way it does
Turnout in Thurman sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Centerpoint, OH R+62
- Rio Grande, OH R+57
- Vega, OH R+68
- Pyro, OH R+66
- Kitchen, OH R+59
- Gallia, OH R+65
- Vinton, OH R+62
- Oak Hill, OH R+63
- Gage, OH R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walling, TN R+73
- Rock Springs, WI R+33
- Folkstone, NC R+43
- Ulm, MT R+61
- Genola, MN R+77
- Golden, TX R+76
- Marshfield, VT D+12
- Madisonville, MS R+45
- Luana, IA R+36
- Morganza, LA R+19
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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.