West Elkton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 80% of adults in West Elkton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Elkton, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Elkton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Elkton leans more Republican than 90 of 97 neighbors.
West Elkton runs about 54 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why West Elkton 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 West Elkton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in West Elkton are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Elkton, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Elkton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in West Elkton own their home, about 17 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Somerville, OH R+63
- Gratis, OH R+64
- Camden, OH R+64
- Seven Mile, OH R+62
- Enterprise, OH R+67
- Morning Sun, OH R+52
- Trenton, OH R+52
- Overpeck, OH R+61
- Ingomar, OH R+66
- Farmersville, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Birchrunville, PA D+10
- Battle Creek, IA R+59
- Lancaster, OR R+26
- Collins, MO R+68
- Dewey, WA R+7
- Dennehotso, AZ D+57
- Colony, AL R+55
- Luana, IA R+36
- Buena Vista, AZ R+41
- Carville, LA D+37
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.