Whipple is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Whipple typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whipple, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whipple compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whipple leans more Republican than 18 of 100 neighbors.
Whipple runs about 43 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whipple. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Whipple 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 Whipple, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Whipple are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whipple, OH sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Whipple looks the way it does
Turnout in Whipple sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Warner, OH R+65
- Moss Run, OH R+62
- Devola, OH R+39
- Lower Salem, OH R+65
- Lowell, OH R+58
- Marietta, OH R+29
- Macksburg, OH R+67
- Pinehurst, OH R+35
- Wingett Run, OH R+64
- Reno, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crabtree, OR R+51
- Victoria, MS D+2
- Bonney, TX R+53
- Elkville, IL R+56
- Dares Beach, MD R+15
- Potter, WI R+48
- Austin Acres, MN R+21
- Echo, OR R+64
- St. Paul, KS R+62
- Hillsdale, IL R+31
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.