Van Buren is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Van Buren typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Buren, ~17% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Buren compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Buren leans more Republican than 64 of 86 neighbors.
Van Buren runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Van Buren 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 Van Buren, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Van Buren are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Van Buren, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Van Buren looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Van Buren 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 Van Buren have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bairdstown, OH R+49
- North Baltimore, OH R+43
- Bloomdale, OH R+49
- Findlay, OH R+23
- Arcadia, OH R+47
- Cygnet, OH R+50
- McComb, OH R+58
- Hoytville, OH R+55
- West Park, OH R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawton, IA R+50
- La Monte, MO R+52
- Hancock, MN R+63
- Crowley, CO R+50
- Pattersonville, NY R+29
- Howard, OH R+61
- Bayou Vista, TX R+35
- Seadrift, TX R+58
- Bath, NC R+56
- Waldron, IN R+55
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.