White Cottage is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in White Cottage typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Cottage, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Cottage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Cottage leans more Republican than 47 of 102 neighbors.
White Cottage runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why White Cottage 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 White Cottage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In White Cottage, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in White Cottage drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; White Cottage, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in White Cottage looks the way it does
Turnout in White Cottage 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
- East Fultonham, OH R+60
- Fultonham, OH R+60
- Darlington, OH R+60
- South Zanesville, OH R+43
- Roseville, OH R+57
- Mount Perry, OH R+60
- Dillon Falls, OH R+58
- Roberts, OH R+59
- Zanesville, OH R+30
- Hopewell, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jewell, KS R+77
- East Vandergrift, PA R+16
- Melvin, IL R+57
- Hammon, OK R+80
- Eastwood, LA R+65
- Poarch, AL R+42
- Waukau, WI R+40
- Wonder, OR R+35
- Neponset, IL R+43
- Chelatchie, WA R+45
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.