Wade is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Wade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wade, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wade leans more Republican than 33 of 107 neighbors.
Wade runs about 50 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wade. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Wade 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 Wade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Wade drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wade fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Wade are family households, above 81% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wade, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wade looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Wade own their home, about 15 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wade have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vaucluse, WV R+57
- St. Marys, WV R+57
- Reno, OH R+61
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Eureka, WV R+55
- Delong, WV R+65
- Schultz, WV R+64
- Beavertown, OH R+64
- Willow Island, WV R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Valier, MT R+50
- College Hill, KY R+57
- Kingston, VA R+50
- Liberty, PA R+65
- Pilot Grove, MO R+61
- Hermon, NY R+28
- Rushville, NE R+63
- Otto, AR R+67
- Newman Grove, NE R+73
- Kelly, KY R+62
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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.