Tuscarawas is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Tuscarawas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tuscarawas, ~19% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tuscarawas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tuscarawas leans more Republican than 19 of 87 neighbors.
Tuscarawas runs about 44 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Tuscarawas drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tuscarawas fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Tuscarawas are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Tuscarawas, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tuscarawas looks the way it does
Turnout in Tuscarawas sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riverside Park, OH R+52
- Gnadenhutten, OH R+58
- Uhrichsville, OH R+48
- Midvale, OH R+57
- Barnhill, OH R+58
- Dennison, OH R+53
- Newport, OH R+60
- Stillwater, OH R+54
- New Philadelphia, OH R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Evergreen, TX R+87
- Sedalia, KY R+67
- Schroeder, TX R+73
- Holly, CO R+44
- Marne, OH R+55
- Scottsville, TX R+35
- Dammeron Valley, UT R+56
- Erving, MA D+4
- Leavenworth, IN R+48
- Sulphur Rock, AR R+68
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.