Whiteville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Whiteville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiteville, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiteville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whiteville leans more Republican than 55 of 84 neighbors.
Whiteville runs about 38 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Whiteville 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 Whiteville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Whiteville drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whiteville, 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 Whiteville looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Whiteville have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Whiteville own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seward, OH R+55
- Metamora, OH R+47
- Lytton, OH R+50
- Lyons, OH R+55
- Jasper, MI R+49
- Ogden Center, MI R+49
- Winameg, OH R+51
- Weston, MI R+50
- Berkey, OH R+36
- Sand Creek, MI R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fulda, IN R+42
- Floralhill, GA R+47
- Centerville, NC R+45
- Redwine, KY R+68
- Redbird, WY R+90
- Claquato, WA R+27
- Clementson, MN R+36
- Prairie, ID R+55
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.