Wetsel is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Wetsel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wetsel, ~9% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wetsel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wetsel is the most Republican-leaning.
Wetsel runs about 64 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Wetsel 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 Wetsel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wetsel, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Wetsel are family households, above 97% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wetsel, OH does.
Why turnout in Wetsel looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Wetsel have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Wetsel own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roselms, OH R+68
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Mandale, OH R+70
- Grover Hill, OH R+67
- Middle Point, OH R+71
- Fort Jennings, OH R+74
- Cloverdale, OH R+73
- Southworth, OH R+70
- Delphos, OH R+59
- Melrose, OH R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hatton, WA R+61
- Encinal, NM D+29
- Sheep Town, VA R+69
- St. Mary, NE R+52
- Rockview, MO R+70
- Ormsby, PA R+49
- Cones, NH R+38
- New Hamlin, WV R+63
- San Miguel, NM Even
- Woodbury, IL R+70
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.