Williams Center is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Williams Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williams Center, ~22% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williams Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williams Center leans more Republican than 31 of 72 neighbors.
Williams Center runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Williams Center 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 Williams Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Williams Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Williams Center, OH sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Williams Center looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Williams Center have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bryan, OH R+38
- Farmer, OH R+62
- Melbern, OH R+57
- Hallock, OH R+57
- Ney, OH R+62
- Pulaski, OH R+57
- Edgerton, OH R+55
- Blakeslee, OH R+64
- Sherwood, OH R+56
- Mark Center, OH R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alna, ME D+14
- Cooksville, IL R+51
- Sipes Mill, PA R+74
- Sims Chapel, AL R+43
- Judson, MN R+34
- Emmet, NE R+68
- Thompsontown, MD R+50
- Pumpkin Center, OK R+61
- Wellesley Island, NY R+12
- West Franklin, ME R+10
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.