Union Furnace is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Union Furnace typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union Furnace, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Union Furnace leans more Republican than 47 of 87 neighbors.
Union Furnace runs about 46 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Union Furnace 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 Union Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Union Furnace drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Union Furnace sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Union Furnace, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Union Furnace looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Union Furnace have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haydenville, OH R+52
- Ewing, OH R+55
- New Plymouth, OH R+57
- East Clayton, OH R+39
- Ilesboro, OH R+53
- Logan, OH R+49
- Nelsonville, OH R+26
- Carbon Hill, OH R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ochwalkee, GA R+41
- West York, IL R+60
- Bethany, MS R+54
- Oslo, MN R+62
- Glenwood, MO R+69
- Sessoms, GA R+59
- Duplainville, WI R+8
- Parkersburg, IL R+68
- Dicksonburg, PA R+52
- West Robbin, TN R+71
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.