Wattsville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wattsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wattsville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wattsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wattsville leans more Republican than 109 of 111 neighbors.
Wattsville runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Wattsville 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 Wattsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Wattsville hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wattsville, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wattsville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Wattsville own their home, about 16 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scroggsfield, OH R+65
- Mechanicstown, OH R+66
- Harlem Springs, OH R+63
- Bergholz, OH R+62
- Salineville, OH R+59
- Summitville, OH R+64
- Amsterdam, OH R+63
- New Salisbury, OH R+62
- Carrollton, OH R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooks, CA R+18
- Rare Metals, AZ D+63
- North River, ND R+23
- Gurney, WI R+5
- Nine Row, PA R+62
- Leota, MO R+74
- Hamilton Meadows, OH R+19
- Ingham Mills, NY R+51
- Witts Springs, AR R+63
- Vance, TX R+66
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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.